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Re:Bitcoin Is More Expensive to Keep Safe Than Gold by bonestamp2 on Friday November 24, 2017 @02:54PM (#15772683)
That's fair and you're probably right about most. I just wouldn't skip out on bitcoin because most other coins will go away.

Bitcoin is the google of cryptocurrencies... it's going to be the leader for a long time.

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Re:Bitcoin Is More Expensive to Keep Safe Than Gold by ben_w on Friday November 24, 2017 @07:37PM (#15773785)
I’d describe Bitcoin as the AltaVista of cryptocurrencies: an early lead, people will remember it, but not fundamentally all that great and liable to be replaced as soon as someone invents a good (and trusted) alternative.

It might survive… but there’s no way I’d risk money I couldn’t afford to lose the way I would with any G20 economy’s fiat currency.

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