On: Bitcoin Companies and Entrepreneurs Can't Get Bank...

[krapp]

They may not want to do business exclusively through Bitcoin and Bitcoin exchanges?

[cjaredrun → krapp]

Couldn't shell companies that had no direct relationship with bitcoins in theory be used, if that were the case?

[krapp → cjaredrun]

I suppose, but that seems (I don't actually know) like a lot more trouble than just not dealing with bitcoins and having a bank account.

[ngd → krapp]

A large number of bitcoin businesses are exchanges of some sort - ones where people are looking to exchange dollars to/from BTC. Going BTC all the way down is going to take a long time.

[maaku → krapp]

Less trouble than convincing the state and utility companies to accept bitcoin settlement for taxes and bills.