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Who's forcing anyone to use a bank even without Bitcoin?

• SilasX 13y ago
  Two words: inflation.
  • ceejayoz 13y ago
    That's one, and banks hardly help with inflation at today's 0.01% interest rates.
    • SilasX 13y ago
      True, but other than the recent years it was necessary and effective to put your money in a bank to counteract inflation. Sorry about the fencepost error. (Perhaps I was originally intending to say "inflationary finance"?)
      • foobarian 13y ago
        You mean you didn't actually intend to make that clever and subtle joke? :-(
  • wallzz 13y ago
    that's one word
    • fzltrp 13y ago
      Give it some time.
      • sjwright 13y ago
        I see what you did there.
    • codehalo 13y ago
      This site is becoming more and more painful to visit...
    • shitgoose 13y ago
      The second word is invisible to fools.
  • mpyne 13y ago
    You're not actually under the impression that Bitcoin value will maintain value over time, are you? If you use banks because of the "cost" of holding cash then you will very well have to engage in the same type of speculation as the "cost" of holding Bitcoin. At least the bank can effectively guarantee your investment will be worth more in numerical terms over time, raw Bitcoin can guarantee no such thing.