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Posted on August 6th, 2011 in Atlanta adult entertainment

Before the Gawker story went viral, Bitcoin existed for about two years in near anonymity, developing a foothold in the community of computer geeks, online merchants, libertarians, anarchists, Reiki masters and yes, online drug dealers, who accepted it as payment.
Because of its association with Silk Road, Bitcoin acquired a cachet as an outlaw currency that enables shady dealings.
Some Bitcoin enthusiasts were outraged. Others shrugged, saying anarchy was kind of the whole idea.
One self-described libertarian merchant pointed out that any kind of money can be used for bad things.
“I would ask those that allege Bitcoin is only an outlaw currency how they feel about U.S. dollars being used to buy drugs, murder, child prostitutes and more all over the world every day,” said  Michael Boyd, who owns and operates BitVapes.com, a website that sells e-cigarettes and accepts Bitcoin. 

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