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Widespread "belief" in currencies other than those tied to national institutions leads to weakening of the nation state and therefore the current global financi

by arbol 7y ago

Widespread "belief" in currencies other than those tied to national institutions leads to weakening of the nation state and therefore the current global financial system.

dmitriid 7y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19896697 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19896697 And yeah. No amount of belief can make bitcoin into a viable currency.
- arbol 7y ago
  I wasn't referring to bitcoin in particular.
- arbol 7y ago
  https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/05/15/a-u-s-congressman-is-so-scared-of-bitcoin-and-crypto-he-wants-it-banned/#152f712e6405 https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/05/15/a-u-s...