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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Cryptocurrency presumes availability of others managing the blockchain.

Off grid? Grid off? No Bitcoin.


4 posted on 03/22/2021 9:22:54 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (The claim of consensus is the first refuge of scoundrels.)
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To: ctdonath2

Your comment presumes the grid will be off worldwide …

Blockchain is decentralized

In a power outage, you may not be able to access it - like atms


5 posted on 03/22/2021 9:26:35 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
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To: ctdonath2

Cryptocurrency presumes availability of others managing the blockchain.

Off grid? Grid off? No Bitcoin.

Gold has a 6,000+ year history of “just working”. It can’t be destroyed. It can be buried underground or under water and nothing happens to it. And it actually has practical application both a jewelry and as one of the best choices for electrical conductors.


11 posted on 03/22/2021 9:52:18 AM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: ctdonath2

Exactly ecoins are useless certain areas can be turned off the net can be partitioned digital currency’s can cause governments to completely avoid their use their junk there a joke.. They were good to make money off of when things are solid and stable and they sucked up a whole Lotta QE making the government happy up till now


53 posted on 04/13/2021 11:59:16 AM PDT by Therapsid (eagan )
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