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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by aerique on Friday July 21, 2017 @05:38AM (#14819189)
It's like EVE Online but for real.
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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by novalis78 on Friday July 21, 2017 @07:21AM (#14819532)
Because it is unfettered completely innovative ruthlessly competitive free market. Boom and bust cycles from the era of industrial revolution tied to a capped deflationary currency (gold) that saw some of the fastest and most astounding speed of technological advancement in recorded human history. It's creative chaos is, personally, liberating.
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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by taw55 on Friday July 21, 2017 @08:58AM (#14820084)
Which also resulted in that jolly good time called "The Great Depression".
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