Re:Hacker News is more interested in Bitcoin when there's a ...
by 2_listerine_pls on Monday July 31, 2017 @10:45AM
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Obviously meant to say mainly.
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Re:Hacker News is more interested in Bitcoin when there's a ...
by LyndsySimon on Monday July 31, 2017 @10:48AM
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I see no evidence to support the statement "Bitcoin is mainly used in drug trading these days."
I do see some mild counter-evidence. There were two very large dark-net markets that were shut down recently, and the price of Bitcoin didn't seem to respond.
Re:Hacker News is more interested in Bitcoin when there's a ...
by free_everybody on Monday July 31, 2017 @11:38AM
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That's probably because most people see drug markets as a completely replaceable service. Silk Road down? Use AlphaBay. AlphaBay down? Use something else. It's so profitable to run these markets that the odds of someone developing a newer, better version are guaranteed.