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The problem with that analogy is that the world wide web wasn't some sort of tradeable commodity with thin exchange markets that people were being widely encour
by trotsky 15y ago
The problem with that analogy is that the world wide web wasn't some sort of tradeable commodity with thin exchange markets that people were being widely encouraged to use to trade US dollars for - in ways that would most likely be considered illegal if we were talking about an OTC stock. That is to say, it's entirely different.
Mark my words. Come back to this post 10 years from now :-)
It's a rather cheap prediction - because of course if the bitcoin market collapses in the next few years it's pretty remote possibility that you'll ever have to revisit it.
- mrb 15y agoTrue, some greedy people are almost certainly looking to profit by speculating on Bitcoin and generating buzz about it. But, foremost, I can assure you there is a real, vibrant, and quickly growing community of users and merchants: http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?board=5.0 http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?board=5.0 https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade