How conflicted with the report that Google and other major investors are pouring money into Bitcoin. Dwolla was one of the key mechanisms for getting money into and out of Bitcoin. My guess is that the network will view it as damage and eventually route around it, but it means that the government is looking to disrupt some of the momentum the currency has.
“The Department of Homeland Security appears to have shut down the ability to use Dwolla, a mobile payment service, to withdraw and deposit money into Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin trading platform. A Dwolla representative confirmed the move to Betabeat. Chris Coyne, cofounder of OKCupid, posted a screenshot of an email he received from Dwolla, stating that due to recent orders from the Department of Homeland Security, Dwolla cannot complete the bank transfer to Mt. Gox.”
Source:Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down Dwolla Payments to and From Mt. Gox | Betabeat
