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Re:Digital coins may be on the verge of going mainstream by aedron on Friday August 04, 2017 @07:37AM (#14927937)
> Anyone got kidos who grind crypto?

I just overheard my kid's friend talking about how you buy everything you want on "the dark web" using bitcoin to pay for it.

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Re:Digital coins may be on the verge of going mainstream by discombobulate on Friday August 04, 2017 @07:50AM (#14927977)
That's obviously bad. But kids have always bought drugs.

That is an example of how kidos can create their own economies with crypto. Money is something everyone understands. Even penguins & chimps understand trade (for sex, with the link provided)[0].

If there's a way to ensure children didn't have access to drugs of abuse, I'm all for that. Drugs & developing brains !mix. & it seems prohibition hasn't helped any. It's spawned more concentrated substances & resilient drug markets.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals

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