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disintermediate

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    Comment #6082760

    If the MPAA wants software to protect its outdated business model, it ought to pay for it itself, not lobby the gov to threaten tech firms. This is about developing filters to prev…

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    Comment #6082729

    Yep. Any time a politician talks about child porn or terrorism, you want to ask yourself, "what are they really trying to achieve here?" My guess is that the film lobby is trying t…

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    Comment #6035340

    These companies go to great lengths to avoid US tax jurisdiction, employing an army of accountants and lawyers to avoid giving money to the IRS. Perhaps they could work with the sa…

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    Comment #5481627

    What we're seeing there is competitive devaluations through printing and recently confiscations. Fixed supply commodities like gold fare well, but their existence doesn't drag the …

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    Comment #5475419

    The price of Bitcoin won't stabilise. The best you could hope for would be a similar volatility to a commodity like gold or silver. So products and services will never be priced in…

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    Comment #5326743

    Not yet. Five years I'd guess.

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    Comment #5323459

    Also, as Bitcoin matures, you'll see businesses pop up that will insure against the risk for a small portion of the transaction allowing near instant confirmation for merchants.

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    Comment #5323431

    >use cases are so niche This is a first-world misperception. There is half a world excluded from traditional payment methods.

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    Comment #5323411

    The biggest advantage of Bitcoin is being able to transfer funds globally without an intermidiary. Think of it as a payment method rather than a currency for the time being and you…