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To: Errant

It sounds enticing. But, money without electricity? One desirable property in money is as an anonymous bearer instrument. Does cash fit into the Bitcoin paradigm?


5 posted on 01/23/2014 6:20:07 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Think thumb drive. Cash on a chip. You need to plug it into a system with electricity, but you walk around with cash in your pocket. If it’s keyed to a phrase only you know, then the cash is yours and no one else’s. It can’t be stolen, but it can be spent.


8 posted on 01/23/2014 6:23:19 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Anti-Complacency League! Baby!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Cash has its niche. Bicoin creates a new one that has its advantages. Likewise both have disadvantages. A big disadvantage for Bitcoin is it’s the new kid on the block. Anybody remember when we didn’t have credit cards?


10 posted on 01/23/2014 6:28:42 PM PST by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

“...Does cash fit into the Bitcoin paradigm?”
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The dollar and Bitcoin each have their place—and places where maybe they should be avoided. Ever tried to take more than $10,000 in cash with you when leaving the country?


30 posted on 01/23/2014 7:26:48 PM PST by House Atreides
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