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Enabling peer-to-peer transactions - whether via bitcoin in its current form or a successor - opens up economies for untold millions without stable, trustworthy
by mercurialshark 13y ago
Enabling peer-to-peer transactions - whether via bitcoin in its current form or a successor - opens up economies for untold millions without stable, trustworthy or conventional banking. Most people, even in the third world, have access to cell phones.
- amalag 13y agoThis is why I am impressed with Ripple. They are not interested in creating an alternative currency. They are solely about facilitating peer-to-peer transactions. And it doesn't require mining or proof-of-work. They compare it to SMTP for payments.