Re:The DAO, the Hack, the Soft Fork and the Hard Fork
by twelvedogs on Friday July 21, 2017 @08:52AM
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yeah, none of that shit happens with real money
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Re:The DAO, the Hack, the Soft Fork and the Hard Fork
by soundwave106 on Friday July 21, 2017 @01:36PM
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It does, sure, to a vague degree. (Fiat money is not exactly as easy to fork, so you don't get the scenario of economic system disputes leading to alternate currencies as much. The rest certainly apply, of course, even the huge amount of thefts -- see the 1MBD Malaysian scandal as an example..)
The main issue to be aware of with cryptocurrency at the moment is quite a bit more volatile than the most major currencies. For now, at least, I would classify cryptocurrency investment as "speculative". EG: I wouldn't recommend anyone put their life savings into a cryptocurrency, at the moment.