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Comment #8022267
I would argue that most of the perceived value right now is speculative. The actual benefits over using USD in transactions is marginal, for most use cases. IMO, the speculation co…
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Comment #7288717
I also found it a bit hard to swallow. The article mentions entire towns without access to electricity. Its hard to imagine a digital currency being preferable in those conditions.…
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Comment #7244313
I do agree with the author that there is an inordinate number of us who brag about the number, but this isn't something that is likely to just go away. Unless a new and objective m…
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Comment #7242034
IANAL, but maybe they are denying he wrote the comments
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Comment #7124147
We actually have an account system for users that maintains a balance. So the $0.30/transaction is charged on funds entering the network, but once funds are in the network all tran…
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Comment #7123501
I'm not sure if this is quite what you're looking for, but I've been working on developing a service that tries to solve this kind of problem. It's project centric with crowdfundin…