http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-you-have-to-start-taking-bitcoin-seriously-2016-02-19Interesting opinion piece at Marketwatch on bitcoin. It mentions the hospital blackmail, but also the 2015 best-in-class performance of bitcoin. It mentions some of the advantages and use cases for bitcoin, while also acknowledging how criminals can use it. I do appreciate the author's challenging governmental controls and over-regulation to monitor and control people's financial activity independent of any evidence of illicit activity.
