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Vitalik Buterin from Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) writes on ways Bitcoin has entered the conversation from governments and mega-corporations.  Excerpts:

“As a result of the secretary of the Central Bank of Finland publicizing that bitcoin is legal to use in Finland, many businesses have seized the opportunity to accept bitcoin.”
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“The legal concept of e-money in Germany applies only to instruments that ultimately derive from legal tender currencies, and so Bitcoin is effectively classified as a commodity.”
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“Brazil’s [CVM, securities regulator], ordered the administrator of the ‘Grupo de Investimento Bitcoin’ to suspend what the CVM considered to be an illegal investment fund [which accepted funds only in bitcoins].”
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“Congressman Ron Paul had a subcommittee meet to explore the concept of parallel currencies.  […] Although Bitcoin itself was mentioned only briefly, the hearing provides clear evidence [that the] monetary landscape is changing.”
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“NH State Rep Warden asked the Deputy State Secretary if [accepting bitcoins for campaign donations] was acceptable, the Secretary said yes [with restrictions].”
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“A job posting by Lockheed Martin, an American global aerospace and security company with strong ties to the US military, asking for a “Counter Threat-Finance Analyst [with] knowledge of emerging alternative and mobile payment methods (Bitcoin, Secondlife, etc) desired.”

- http://bit.ly/VKk1re
- http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=113061.0 (Further discussion of the article).

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