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Old 06-03-2017, 07:40 AM  
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Originally Posted by ruff View Post
Moral of this story? Use a hardware wallet.
That, in a nutshell is the problem with the adoption of digital currencies.

You have to K.I.S.S (keep it simple stupid!) Think if credit cards had this complexity -- credit cards succeed because of their perceived recourse.

There are definite advantages in blockchained currency. Finality of transaction, and when peer2peer: -0- cost (so long as all things go well).

Bitcoin needs to do a 1000:1 split. As far as 'mining' goes the same goal could just yield 1000 Bitcoin, Or, you could lower the goal to 'mine' 1 Bitcoin. < none of this makes any sense because Bitcoin is an illusion of wealth.

I only think of Bitcoin as a transactional currency and not a tangible or traded instrument with long-term liquidity. No currency should be so speculative -- that defeats the purpose of currency as a storage of value. Even Fiat Currencies are based on the issuers ability to honor them
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