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Re:Looks like JP Morgan got caught buying Bitcoin today (use... by meri_dian on Friday September 15, 2017 @11:48PM (#15262742)
How are you going to anonymously trade gold online? Bitcoin gives the anonymity that criminals need.
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Re:Looks like JP Morgan got caught buying Bitcoin today (use... by espitia on Friday September 15, 2017 @11:55PM (#15262768)
Gold mines are connected to genocide, funding wars and illegal trade.

Is my logic wrong in pointing out a 'flaw' in gold when someone else points out a 'flaw' in bitcoin?

I think criminals will use any tool in ways that they were not meant to be used. This does not make the tool/subject at hand the culprit.

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Re:Looks like JP Morgan got caught buying Bitcoin today (use... by patrickg_zill on Saturday September 16, 2017 @03:02PM (#15266105)
The Federal Reserve is connected to genocide, funding wars, and illegal trade. So what is your point?
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Re:Looks like JP Morgan got caught buying Bitcoin today (use... by espitia on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:16AM (#15312349)
That pointing out an 'issue' that is common in gold/fiat/crytpo is not a great argument against crypto.
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Re:Looks like JP Morgan got caught buying Bitcoin today (use... by colejohnson66 on Friday September 15, 2017 @11:50PM (#15262750)
So does cash. Should we ban paper money too?
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Re:Looks like JP Morgan got caught buying Bitcoin today (use... by d4l3k on Saturday September 16, 2017 @12:04AM (#15262801)
That appears to be the route India is taking.
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Re:Looks like JP Morgan got caught buying Bitcoin today (use... by dingo_bat on Saturday September 16, 2017 @01:14AM (#15263022)
Wow what bullshit. India invalidated a set of currency notes and immediately replaced it with new ones. Is that "banning paper money"? If a government mandates that all petrol cars must be replaced with electric by 2025, does that mean they have "banned cars"?
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