well, you already have RSantana in the bitcoin coin biz. given his comments i bet its crossed his mind to counterfeit Casascius.
I'd be overwhelmingly flattered to see that happen.
While I admit my mind does deviate from pure moral thought sometimes, I have no intention of counterfeiting. I went down this road when I was coming up with my coin. I wanted to create a successful product. I couldn't think of way to do that while minimizing the risk of counterfeiting.
If someone has a VERY easy way of detecting counterfeit coins then I'd be anxious to give it a try. The problem is that most methods of detecting counterfeit coins involve something that is too burdensome. It has to be as easy as a visual inspection or maybe like they do it now with paper dollars (writing on a dollar bill with a special marker).
Hi RSantana: as a loyal customer of yours, i certainly didn't mean to imply that you WOULD do it; just that its clearly crossed your mind
In fact someone like you who feels it would be an easy task needs to be involved in these types of processes to help design a counterfeit proof product.
Yes, I didn't think you were trying to say I would do it. Thanks for clarifying.
I agree, I like these discussions. I think it helps us get closer to where we want our currency products to be. The more I try to solve problems like this the more I realize that the best medium for bitcoin is digital. If we try to go physical then we take on all the problems and baggage that all other currencies have. Staying digital is what makes bitcoin powerful.
