ericecook

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   by ericecook 12y ago

   I would argue that most of the perceived value right now is speculative. The actual benefits over using USD in transactions is marginal, for most use cases. IMO, the speculation comes from the enormous potential of the idea. What is somethi
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   by ericecook 13y ago

   I also found it a bit hard to swallow. The article mentions entire towns without access to electricity. Its hard to imagine a digital currency being preferable in those conditions.
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   by ericecook 13y ago

   I do agree with the author that there is an inordinate number of us who brag about the number, but this isn't something that is likely to just go away. Unless a new and objective measure of 'productivity' comes along people w
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   by ericecook 13y ago

   IANAL, but maybe they are denying he wrote the comments
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   Show HN: Incentivize project development with microdonations – Crowdlink.io(crowdlink.io)

   2 points by ericecook 13y ago|2 comments
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   by ericecook 13y ago

   We actually have an account system for users that maintains a balance. So the $0.30/transaction is charged on funds entering the network, but once funds are in the network all transfers between accounts are charged a percentage fee reg
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   by ericecook 13y ago

   I'm not sure if this is quite what you're looking for, but I've been working on developing a service that tries to solve this kind of problem. It's project centric with crowdfunding for different "problems" on