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by seannyg 9y ago
It's hard to overstate the significance of this news.
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by seannyg 9y ago
What is the general thinking on what the right properties of cryptocurrencies should be to give them nonzero value? (e.g., cheap, low volatility, low transaction cost (in time and expense to transacting party), reliability of transactions,
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by seannyg 9y ago
There are many reasons gold has become a valuable currency: it has a distinctive density, a distinctive color, it doesn't oxidize easily, it's not radioactive or toxic, and it's relatively rare (compared to, for example, iron
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by seannyg 9y ago
Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies are fiat currencies, nothing more. Bitcoin's value is dependent not on underlying fundamentals, but rather on supply and demand. Its supply is limited and will be fixed, but its demand is based o
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by seannyg 9y ago
If you haven't read the recent NYTimes article on the topic of cryptocurrencies, you should check it out: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/style/bitcoin-millionaire... At the end of an article is
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by seannyg 9y ago
Maybe this is one reason we haven't become more resistant to viruses? Because we actually need to use them, or something like them, to learn?
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by seannyg 9y ago
I'll admit that I went to the page skeptical, expecting another "let's see how some arbitrary mathematical function turned into a song sounds," but I was pleasantly surprised that some of these sound decent. It makes me
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Mueller appoints cyber prosecutor(washingtonpost.com)
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by seannyg 9y ago
This is great. However, I didn't see anything about whether it is a civil violation and assume you could still be sued by a third party (you just couldn't be thrown in not jail over it). Please correct me if I am mistaken.