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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by erikpukinskis on Friday July 21, 2017 @03:28PM (#14823202)
> They are tools that shift the control over money from large trusted third parties to individuals. They literally allow an individual to be their own bank.

You're not thinking big enough. All I need to be a bank is some money to lend, or safe to put deposits in.

Cryptocurrencies let people be their own nation state.

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Re:A hacker stole $31M of Ether – how it happened, and what ... by Jabanga on Friday July 21, 2017 @10:33PM (#14825098)
You're right. You can live in Cuba, and yet virtually live in a cyber nation using nothing other than an internet connection.
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