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Has anyone said... buttcoin yet?

• GigabyteCoin 13y ago
  This isn't 2011. Not sure if you've been here recently but Bitcoin is fairly well respected among HNers today.
  • sscalia 13y ago
    Yes, as a currency for money laundering and buying drugs online - highly respected.
    • GigabyteCoin 13y ago
      It's also known for launching ETFs, buying subway sandwhiches, buying real estate, storing wealth, and feeding the homeless among other things.
  • betterunix 13y ago
    Bitcoin is respected among some HNers. There are still a lot of people who question its value, its long-term prospects, who call the current price spike a bubble, who call it a toy/gimmick/scam/etc., and so forth.
    • GigabyteCoin 13y ago
      Unproductive comments have never been accepted on HN either way.