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Re: Show HN: Spread bitcoins by lending to friends

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Post by yayitswei »

daverecycles wrote: post #21

When I shared my link on Facebook, it wouldn't show a thumbnail with the HTTPS URL but I changed it to an HTTP URL and it appeared. The thumbnail/preview is very attractive and I think it'll help get people to click. :)

Thanks for the feedback Dave. We're looking into the thumbnail issue, is anyone else not seeing the thumbnail?

Re: Show HN: Spread bitcoins by lending to friends

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Post by kerkeslager »

I don't have a Facebook account, so I can't sign up. I think this is probably true of a lot of Bitcoin users--for a lot of Bitcoin users, Bitcoin is a way to stay off the grid, and being on Facebook would defeat the purpose.

My suggestion is to provide a way to sign up without Facebook.

Re: Show HN: Spread bitcoins by lending to friends

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Post by BrainInAJar »

dnautics wrote: post #22
dualogy wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But how would you hedge your shorts?

by placing a corresponding bid on mtgox and paying back your friend in bitcoin. It's kind of a dick thing to do to your friend, though, I suppose.

Dick thing or no, it's just business.

Re: Show HN: Spread bitcoins by lending to friends

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Post by yayitswei »

intelliot wrote: post #26

I had the privilege of meeting these guys while they were developing the initial version of the app. It has come a long way! Excited to watch it take off.

Thanks for your help at the hackathon Elliot! You're still user number 3 in the database.

Re: Show HN: Spread bitcoins by lending to friends

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Post by pdog »

bernatfp wrote: post #20
EGreg wrote: post #16

You should check out http://ripple.com

People should avoid Ripple. Building an economy under a system that is in hands of one company isn't a very good idea.

Isn't Ripple a decentralized system, and weren't there plans to open source it?

Re: Show HN: Spread bitcoins by lending to friends

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Post by ErsatzVerkehr »

kerkeslager wrote: post #24

I don't have a Facebook account, so I can't sign up. I think this is probably true of a lot of Bitcoin users--for a lot of Bitcoin users, Bitcoin is a way to stay off the grid, and being on Facebook would defeat the purpose. My suggestion is to provide a way to sign up without Facebook.

Bitcoin... a monetary system that requires internet connectivity and CPU usage... in which every transaction is recorded forever and the database is replicated by all participants... is "off the grid"?

Re: Show HN: Spread bitcoins by lending to friends

#30

Post by btbuildem »

kerkeslager wrote: post #24

I don't have a Facebook account, so I can't sign up. I think this is probably true of a lot of Bitcoin users--for a lot of Bitcoin users, Bitcoin is a way to stay off the grid, and being on Facebook would defeat the purpose. My suggestion is to provide a way to sign up without Facebook.

I think they're using FB as a trust proxy..
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