"The business model for surveillance, which can be used for ill, is advertising." —Nathaniel Whittemore

"The conscience of Bitcoin will guide you because it springs from such a beautiful place." —Cory Klippsten

"Consider just how little persistence Bitcoin’s components have. The entire codebase has been reworked, altered, and expanded such that it barely resembles its original version. […] The registry of who owns what, the ledger itself, is virtually the only persistent trait of the network." —Nic Carter

"Everyone has got to believe in something. Why not believe in something verifiable and unforgeable." —Hass McCook

"People will be forced to pay with bitcoins, not because of 'the technology', but because no one will accept their worthless fiat for payments." —Pierre Rochard

"I do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history of inflation, and usually of inflations engineered by governments for the gain of governments." —Friedrich Hayek