use-cases

Satoshi ↔ Dustin Trammell Correspondence

Satoshi discusses dynamic IPs on the network, asks permission to CC the conversation to bitcoin-list and the Cryptography mailing list, references Hal Finney's investment idea, envisions Bitcoin use cases including pay-to-send email and micropayments, and shares the bitcoin-list mailing list details.

Transaction / spam flood attack currently under way

Satoshi discusses Bitcoin's legal status and positioning, arguing that Bitcoin can be used legally for many purposes.