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Bitcoin solves a problem. Ever used a dark web market. Good luck with Paypal

• emodendroket 9y ago
  If the problem it solves is "I need a way to buy illegal drugs, weapons, and fake IDs while evading the police," I think you can see obvious problems to mass-market adoption. I also wonder whether a system with a permanent, publicly accessible ledger is truly ideal for this application.
  • golergka 9y ago
    It's already massively adopted in this field, like it or not. Buying drugs with bitcoin is mainstream; no drug dealer takes cash now.
    • emodendroket 9y ago
      Yes, but I don't think the Bitcoin pushers are telling us that it's going to revolutionize the world of buying heroin online.
    • Aloha 9y ago
      "no drug dealer takes cash now." seem hyperbole on its face.
    • hndamien 9y ago
      Cash is still more anonymous than BTC, just not as mobile. Monero is more anonymous and more mobile. This is what real dealers use over distance.
  • mpfundstein 9y ago
    Spookyhesunset claimed that bitcoin still looks for a problem to solve. I showed that it did so. Whether its ethical or whatever doesnt matter. There is a huge market, period!