Gavin Andresen - 2011-02-23 17:54:08

This is exactly why legal systems developed in the first place - to allow people to have reasonable trust that disputes will be handled in a fair manner.

Our legal systems haven't caught up with the Internet.  What's the proper jurisdiction for somebody in Iceland using a bitcoin exchanger in the US who got ripped of by somebody living in (lets see, which country do I want to offend today....)  a seasteading community?