nym

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by nym 14y ago
Yes, using a 3rd party service such as Coinbase.com.
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by nym 14y ago
They're made out of gold/silver, and have an associated BTC value.
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by nym 14y ago
Okay, but that 11% figure is mostly because of your traditional bank, which charges for deposits (wtf?) Lets say I want to $100 to a friend in Mexico: * My bank doesn't charge me for deposits. (still $100 USD) * Coinbase charges 1% to conve
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by nym 14y ago
Coinbase.com will allow you to buy up to $100 with a 1% fee. It's pretty much what I'm recommending these days to Americans. http://howdoyouusebitcoins.com/
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by nym 14y ago
You can buy and sell bitcoins on Coinbase, which is also a wallet (bank). They keep 87% of their funds offline to prevent customers from loosing their funds in the case of hacking. http://howdoyoubuybitcoins.com/from/coinbase/
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by nym 14y ago
Use a wallet like Coinbase, which stores 87% of funds offline. http://howdoyoubuybitcoins.com/from/coinbase/
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by nym 14y ago
Pretty sure you can still get charged back with Amazon.
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by nym 14y ago
You should work with Brian Armstrong to allow sellers / buyers to use bitcoins on the site. The advantage is that bitcoin does not allow chargebacks. Their interface is very close to PayPal, and makes it much easier to get started with. ht
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by nym 14y ago
It seems like these services are moving to a model where they get their user's trust by storing the majority of funds offline, which means they cannot be hacked remotely.
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by nym 14y ago
YES! There will be a big "Bitcoin Friday" sale on Nov 9th. http://bitcoinfriday.com/ Cups and Cakes Bakery in SF will be participating as well.
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by nym 14y ago
How many Paypal users do you think there are? How many of those also have given Paypal their account information? (honestly would like to know)
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by nym 14y ago
Mint asked for bank passwords, and had 5m registered users as of 2011. They sold for $170 million. I believe Coinbase is copying common UX patterns which have been proven to be palatable with users.
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by nym 14y ago
So, I originally signed up with a local bank, which takes 2-3 days (unfortunately). This is the same model that Paypal follows. Since there is clearly a demand for buying bitcoins _quickly_, I believe Brian is providing both a good UX for t
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by nym 14y ago
I trust Brian Armstrong / Coinbase more than Paypal, and Paypal also requires your routing / account number. Full disclosure: I run http://howdoyoubuybitcoins.com/ and my wife's cupcake bakery, cupsandcakesbakery.com sells cupcakes for bi
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Bitcoin Friday(bitcoinfriday.com)
8 points by nym 14y ago|0 comments
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by nym 14y ago
Very exciting!
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by nym 14y ago
Indians cannot buy-watch-use digital content legally or easily. Therefore, Indians do not buy digital content as often as their US counterparts who are able to legally and easily.
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by nym 14y ago
Source?
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by nym 14y ago
Have you ever tried putting a GPS in your bike? http://www.gizmag.com/spybike-gps-tracker/22999/
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Cupcakes for Bitcoins(cupsandcakesbakery.com)
2 points by nym 14y ago|0 comments
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by nym 14y ago
I wish Bitpay or BitInstant would partner with mFoundry!
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by nym 14y ago
Your original title was slightly linkbaity. I approve of the mod's change for clarity.
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by nym 14y ago
I'm glad they make it so easy!
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by nym 14y ago
I would totally do this.
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App Store Rejecting Map Apps Out of Hand(geowanking.org)
1 points by nym 14y ago|0 comments
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by nym 14y ago
If #2 is correct, wouldn't they tease a new release instead of introducing a new model? No sense making customers buy something only to release a new model out of schedule.
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by nym 14y ago
Source?
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by nym 14y ago
It's so much worse in iOS- to share a picture on Facebook you need to close the camera, open up FB, then find the file and upload it. After switching from Android to an iPhone, I miss the powerful User Experience that Android provides.
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Saving Whales with iOS(uk.reuters.com)
2 points by nym 15y ago|0 comments
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by nym 15y ago
I have heard it very difficult to get a prescription for Modafinil, even if you have work sleep shift disorder because most doctors aren't used to prescribing this drug.

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