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Comment #15067794
Should have detached the original abuse. Edit: & a warning would have been enough. It not like the person didn't goad me. Not going to sit around taking abuse online. Edit2: Looks …
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Comment #15062304
It's a lot like Bitcoin. So ... Edit: & if you think I was talking about specifically bcash (wrt n00bs), then either I'm not clear or you've got the wrong end of the stick again.
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Comment #15058941
The term is in quotes. Edit: I think some of the problem is I'm talking to n00bs
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Comment #15058118
Bcash could end up being China coin. Edit (throttled): bcash is bitcoin cash. 'bcash' is used to discredit it as 'bitcoin'. I like it b/c it's funny. China coin: https://twitter.co…
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Comment #15058114
David Sacks said in an int that crypto is at da Internet's 1999 prices w/ the tech of 1995. Bunch to build. Best to invest in durable shit. Not hype coins or vapourware white paper…
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Comment #15058092
XBT not being used as a currency & bcash being traded heavily. (First thing that comes to mind).
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Comment #15057766
I don't like to ignore baseless abuse. Cunt. Edit: If it was twitter, I would have blocked you. Since normally HN shuts down bullshit like yours, I don't normally have to reply to …
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Comment #15052618
You know my utility function, bro? Maybe it's different from yours. Maybe I care more about books/code/& shit like that. Takes a high degree of empathy to understand something like…
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Comment #15052295
Does it make you feel good insulting ppl on the internet? Edit: Anything else to say, or is that your contribution? Edit2: If you having nothing useful to say, you should probably …
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Comment #15050678
Maybe the 'crypto' vs 'digital' is too subtle for most ppl to understand (as in, what drives the use of the language. Why players are motivated to use the words they do). Maybe I d…
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Comment #15050534
https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/6cu2qm/is_it_possib...
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Comment #15049817
The digital currency set is larger than I thought (I believe it includes the items I've stated (see Wikipedia link re PayPay)). If you call censorship resistance a 'fine line', I a…
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Comment #15049539
I think it's possible that if crypto currency became 'too' prevalent the 'war' on drugs would end & police resources rerouted to proper crimes (my bias after a little reading on th…
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Comment #15049470
Monero. It's the largest 'privacy coin'. I think I could make a strong investment case for it. I'll say this instead; Don't buy it unless you think privacy's important. It's the mo…
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Comment #15048873
Funny how biases play on our interpretation of the world.
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Comment #15047939
> No, Bitcoin is still a digital currency, even if it's also a crypto-currency. I believe that's correct. Is the fund investing in non-crypto assets? 'Digital' implies the category…
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Comment #15047560
The words are wrong. The definitions are incorrect. If you don't know the difference then it does add something. That's called ignorance on your part. I've explained the difference…
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Comment #15047540
Each asset can be looked at in terms of use cases. Bitcoin is the first crypto asset. The currency use case. Etherium is a generalised platform -- computing. Others have been creat…
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Comment #15047265
Ari Paul[0] helped run a 75B fund. This isn't particularly new. The clumpy writer should probably sit down & figure out what's going on before shouting from the rooftop. [0] https:…
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Comment #15047214
Digital currencies like M-Pesa & Paypal?... Oh, no he seems to be buying crypto assets; which have value because they're decentralised. Silly me. I was confused by the author being…
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Comment #15046013
Which is why crypto tech is important. The foundations of a decentralised internet are being built[0]. [0] https://ipfs.io/