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Re:Bitcoin Surges Past $7,000 to Extend Record Rally by onion2k on Thursday November 02, 2017 @10:50AM (#15610888)
Bitcoin's value is given by the trust people put in it.

Currency speculators don't give a damn about trust. They're not in it for the long term value that derives from the usefulness of Bitcoin, and that's the only thing you need trust for. They'll cash out when the price gets to a point where they're happy with their return. At that point either new speculators will get on board and keep the price high or the price will fall back to real value of Bitcoin.

Neither really changes the usefulness of Bitcoin or it's long term value as a currency.

Re:Bitcoin Surges Past $7,000 to Extend Record Rally by dumbfounder on Thursday November 02, 2017 @11:58AM (#15611543)
They increase the volatility which decreases its value as a currency. If prices are volatile it makes it hard to price items tied to Bitcoin.
Re:Bitcoin Surges Past $7,000 to Extend Record Rally by IncRnd on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:28PM (#15611871)
Even if Bitcoin's price were stable, it would still be difficult to tie items to Bitcoin when it takes at least an hour per transaction.
Re:Bitcoin Surges Past $7,000 to Extend Record Rally by figgis on Saturday November 04, 2017 @05:16PM (#15626934)
Most of my recent bitcoin transactions were all confirmed multiple times within 15 minutes?