> ...many people on this forum have a significant financial incentive to ensure that people don't think this way about BTC. How can you make an assertion like that with no facts? Do you know that for sure? Do you have…
> When this is no longer the case, who will agree to do this work then? The miners will still get transaction fees even after all the Bitcoins have been mined.
Many businesses accept Bitcoins as payment for physical things. The last Bitcoin meetup that I went to was at a bar/grill that accepts BTC as payment. Most of the attendees paid for their drinks with Bitcoin. You don't…
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So... what makes this stand out enough to be posted on Hacker news? You want to do X amount of programming work and get paid in Bitcoin. Big deal. And what is 5 hours, really? I may be able to do in 1/2 hour what it…
How are the risks any different than with cash? Leave your cash in an unsecure location and it will be stolen as well. I would argue that the risk of government legislation is greater with fiat currencies (capital…
> ...many people on this forum have a significant financial incentive to ensure that people don't think this way about BTC. How can you make an assertion like that with no facts? Do you know that for sure? Do you have…
> When this is no longer the case, who will agree to do this work then? The miners will still get transaction fees even after all the Bitcoins have been mined.
Many businesses accept Bitcoins as payment for physical things. The last Bitcoin meetup that I went to was at a bar/grill that accepts BTC as payment. Most of the attendees paid for their drinks with Bitcoin. You don't…
Technical books in electronic format: http://www.cointagion.com/
So... what makes this stand out enough to be posted on Hacker news? You want to do X amount of programming work and get paid in Bitcoin. Big deal. And what is 5 hours, really? I may be able to do in 1/2 hour what it…
How are the risks any different than with cash? Leave your cash in an unsecure location and it will be stolen as well. I would argue that the risk of government legislation is greater with fiat currencies (capital…