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Amincd

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    Comment #2976058

    The quantity of money does not affect its flow. It's not like exchange particles, where lower densities leads to lower transfer of force. Any quantity of money, as long as it is di…

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    Comment #2976033

    People trading goods and services cannot be a sham. Your definition of a sham is "something I believe will depreciate".

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    Comment #2976014

    "The prospect that it's not a currency is what makes it attractive to hoarders. Hoarders/investors don't want Bitcoin to be a viable currency; they want it to be an investment comm…

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    Comment #2972687

    But this contradicts itself. If it makes it a lousy currency, then people wouldn't expect its value to rise, and hence would have an incentive to spend it, hence it would be a good…

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    Comment #2972681

    People are not all going to hold on to it and not spend. Some people are going to feel that due to hoarding, it won't become a currency, and hence it's not a good investment, and w…

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    Comment #2972672

    "Think of the psychological effect of having to CONSTANTLY lower your prices on your goods. At some point, you'll hang yourself. You want to charge more, not less. It is absolutely…

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    Comment #2828258

    This is not a case of bitcoin being run by any one, this is an independent party running a service dealing with bitcoins, and their service failing. Your comment is like asking the…

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    Comment #2766779

    It's funny that the US is spending so many billions of dollars trying to sabotage Iran's economy and nuclear plant, when the country poses zero threat to the US, and the US faces e…

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    Comment #2646024

    A depression doesn't mean a sudden drop in market prices. It means persistent GDP contraction, which has nothing to do with the value of a currency. The drop is also not the first …

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    Comment #2618599

    That's a good point, but if he studied the protocol, he should still know when bitcoins stop being generated and how divisible they are. ---You could tie an upgrade of the protocol…

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    Comment #2618486

    He's studying the protocol yet doesn't know when generation ends or that each coin can be divided down to the eight decimal place. It doesn't give me confidence he has done a thoro…

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    Comment #2616323

    These parts suggest the author doesn't understand it that well: -- I can't speak to the economic implications of limiting # of bitcoins to only 21 million -- it's probably based on…

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    Comment #2528315

    " As someone else pointed out, in a pure capitalism, we'd have slaves, child porn, thugs for hire, assassination contracts, etc." No you wouldn't. All of those things are the exact…

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    Comment #2528314

    Capitalism means non-government intervention in your voluntary agreements and interactions with others. In other words, it's freedom.