gvsteve

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   by gvsteve 15y ago

   The purpose of my comment was to establish that 'enriches early adopters' is not enough to classify something as a scam. And I don't think anyone is really trying to convince people to do all their buying and selling using Bitcoin. Howeve
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   by gvsteve 15y ago

   He's referring to how the most popular Bitcoin exchange site, mtgox.com was formerly a trading site for Magic The Gathering cards, "Magic The Gathering Online eXchange" This site was hacked a few days ago causing much chaos in the Bitcoin c
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   by gvsteve 15y ago

   If you're trading Bitcoins for a meal, I don't think it really matters if it fits the dictionary definition of a "currency."
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   by gvsteve 15y ago

   Everything is legal until it is made illegal. Bartering for goods and services is not illegal, at least in the US, and Bitcoin falls under that legal realm. There is no law hindering any company's ability to accept Bitcoin as payment besid
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   by gvsteve 15y ago

   Then the stock of any company ever made is a scam because it is run with the intention to profit shareholders, of which early adopters will profit the most.
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   by gvsteve 15y ago

   Whether it fits the strict definition of "currency" is not very important, imho. The value of Bitcoin, being a very undeveloped market, is highly volatile. This is certainly true.