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could still be a mix of genes. agree with your last sentence.

you're missing scarcity and the idea of it at a store of value longer term. i.e. that it won't be devalued by additional printing.

this is more than just corona. oil prices have dropped 30% which generally should mean all asset/price levels should come down, at least if the drop is prolonged.

It’s also odd that the exchange would step into mediate. The miner is effectively playing by the rules i.e. if you have 51% you can do what you want.

i think you're arguing semantics. if most people dont view the forked chain as valid and prefer the original, then a new bitcoin isn't created per se.

i think the value is also the ability to transfer value relatively quickly without having to sit at a bank for 30 minutes to do so.

since everyone in 1792 believed the Buttonwood Agreement would turn into the New York Stock Exchange...

If you glance at their whitepaper, stability analysis, or old FAQs they had up, it’s clear they’re thoughtful. Therefore, comments like these underestimate the founders:

“Please. Figure out what a government bond is, first. Then we can have a little chat about scalability.”

"electric boogalo"

"But you need to study politics, economics and history to learn things like this, which I understand are not computer science and are therefore unpopular"

Preston takes an insulting tone towards the basis team. Fine to critique, but assumes the visionaries of this project are uneducated, or haven't given things proper thought. I assure you they are thoughtful...

What is the reason for the name change?

funny thing is that apple used to have good offline music support that it has since butchered.

fb owns insta

a lot of people think governments are doing these hacks. perhaps they haven't cashed out yet?

you could get around #1 by using localbitcoins.com, or other private exchange. Though i'm sure the feds are all over it, and I generally view such transactions as a honeypot

then why not be transparent?