It seems that reality imitates Hollywood. Fresh off two films that made Jews inaccurately appear more materialistic and valueless than the rest of American culture (“American Hustle” and “Wolf of Wall Street”), Charlie Shrem, a ” target=”_blank”>four federal counts related to his now-defunct Bitcoin transaction company, Bitinstant.
Bitcoins are a relatively new type of virtual currency. If you have no idea what Bitcoins are, join the club. Neither did I until 4:00 p.m. PT Monday. ” target=”_blank”>Silk Road, the online black market recently ” target=”_blank”>these charges are anything but. Shrem could be facing serious jail time.
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