The fact that Visa/MC allows Coinbase (and others) to make bitcoin purchases as a purchase and not a cash advance weighs heavily on the "bitcoin is not a currency" debate. I wholeheartedly agree. And no, bitcoin is not dead. It's just not a currency.
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#22Isn't Bitcoin dead already?
Why would it be dead? There are needs it services better than any other current product, with no serious replacement in sight (except for alternative cryptocurrencies).
And at least the black market use case of bitcoin is really hard to replace with a better product. Not because Bitcoin is so great, but because it's politically and legally hard to develop a good product that works in a black market environment.
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#23The fact that Visa/MC allows Coinbase (and others) to make bitcoin purchases as a purchase and not a cash advance weighs heavily on the "bitcoin is not a currency" debate. I wholeheartedly agree. And no, bitcoin is not dead. It's just not a currency.
It depends on your definition of currency. If you define it as a medium of exchange then for sure Bitcoin is a currency. I can buy stuff with it.
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#24Isn't Bitcoin dead already?
As a way to buy coffee. Yes. Dead as a dodo.
As an alternative investment, it's very much alive.
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#25The fact that Visa/MC allows Coinbase (and others) to make bitcoin purchases as a purchase and not a cash advance weighs heavily on the "bitcoin is not a currency" debate. I wholeheartedly agree. And no, bitcoin is not dead. It's just not a currency.
You think Visa and MC should decide what a currency is?
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#26Isn't Bitcoin dead already?
No. It's doing very well. https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-excluding-popu...
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#27Options missing for South Korea. For example, all C&U ATMs now offer to sell bitcoins for cash (in partnership with Korbit). You can also buy bitcoin redeem cards in pretty much every 7-11 here.
You can? Tell me more! That is widespread adoption
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Swiss Government disagrees. (On the other hand, indeed Swiss Government is not the authority on English language usage.) "Welcome to the official website of the Swiss Government", quoting from https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start.html
It's still the country Great Britain even if it's called the British Government.
> It's still the country Great Britain even if it's called the British Government.
Not the best example perhaps, as strictly speaking the British Government (or more formally Her Majesty's Government) governs the United Kingdom (which is a sovereign state or country), not just the geographical region of Great Britain (which includes the countries England, Scotland, and Wales).
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's still the country Great Britain even if it's called the British Government.
> It's still the country Great Britain even if it's called the British Government. Not the best example perhaps, as strictly speaking the British Government (or more formally Her Majesty's Government) governs the United Kingdom (which is a sovereign state or country), not just the geographical region of Great Britain (which includes the countries England, Scotland, and Wales).
You're absolutely correct. Thankfully linguistically the point stands at least.
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#30How to buy bitcoin anywhere in the world, as long as it's in one of the 31 countries on the list.
Well, looking fast through the resource, I'd say it's perfect for those selling services or products through Bitcoin. There must be a lot of clients asking "How do I pay with Bitcoin?". Now you just give them this link and you're done with the support responsibility.
As long as the client is in one of those 31 countries.