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As a techie libertarian, I love Dogecoin. It's Bitcoin for people who hate Bitcoin. The libertarian, crypto-anarchist ideology is inherent to all cryptocurrency, not inherent to Bitcoin.
One question then, what motive is there to support the blockchain once mining has ended?
Dogecoin and the Appeal of Small Numbers
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Any good resources for getting started with day trading?
To be honest I just winged the whole thing. Did all the trading on bter.com which I am a fan of. I know nothing about trading at all. Well nothing beyond random reading. Hence the appeal of trying it out with inconsequential sums of money like dogecoin. After all 20000 Dodge is cheap but enough to have fun with on the exchange. I got to experience the rush of a pump with unsustainable grow followed by a crash. All th…
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I guess Doge as in Dogecoin was meant to be pronounced "doggie", deliberately misspelt, whereas the Venetian Doge is pronounced /ˈdoʊdʒ/ (~doj).
The E at the end of doge (Venetian ruler) is not mute.
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It's like he doesn't realize that libertarianism is the one true choice that any rational being would make.
...says the crazy libertarian.
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One question then, what motive is there to support the blockchain once mining has ended?
For BitCoin, it'll be transaction fees. In order for your transaction to be proceeded (which requires a form of mining), you'll have to pay a small fee.
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The E at the end of doge (Venetian ruler) is not mute.
Wikipedia has the e as mute in Venetian but not in Italian...? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of_Venice
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Wikipedia has the e as mute in Venetian but not in Italian...? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of_Venice
I'm Venetian, so I'm probably biased, but I never heard the word 'doge' without the 'e' even outside Venice.
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Interesting analysis. I could see Dogecoin becoming the Whuffie of Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. The currency of karma. The tipping currency of the internet. The post-work currency?
Ok now, who will launch karmacoin ?