> there's almost no significant legal use beyond speculation Citing an article about a guy trying to use it exclusively is a bit odd as a source for "almost no

> there's almost no significant legal use beyond speculation Citing an article about a guy trying to use it exclusively is a bit odd as a source for "almost no use". The big payment processors process up to over a billion dollars of completely normal white market payments per year. That's likely mostly enthusiasts, but still a decent chunk to make a profitable business or two from, and very far from "almost no use". "Cash" has a very specific meaning from those interested in private currencies, which has nothing to do with how well adopted it is. It means something that is a transfer of value (and not an IOU), that is fungible, with private transactions between parties. Bitcoin is questionable on the latter but pretty good on the former. The white paper must be understood in this context. The fact that Bitcoin has value at all is an astounding success, compared to what most other casuals observers (myself included) thought about it.