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I keep hearing about these beanie babies as a comparison - is there a whitepaper describing how that revolutionary payment system worked? Otherwise it would be

• anoncowherd 13y ago
  It seems he just wanted to draw a parallel between two "manias". I have no idea what will happen to Bitcoin, but it sure does look like a mania. I do see the benefits too, of course. Most Bitcoins are purchased as a speculation, expecting their value to go way up. It's possible that the gold rush is already over, but it's also possible it's only beginning.
• maxerickson 13y ago
  I wasn't really drawing a comparison. I was pointing out that fads can involve a lot of money (so arguments about lots of money being involved are not good arguments against something being a fad...). Hopefully you will at least concede the logical possibility of a stupid or wrong or meaningless whitepaper.