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Re:Ripple co-founder fifth richest person in US, rivaling Zu... by myf01d on Sunday January 07, 2018 @07:47PM (#16093814)
If virtual currencies are the future and anyone can create his own currency, how does this affect inflation in real economies? these are endless trillions of dollars created out of nowhere!
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Re:Ripple co-founder fifth richest person in US, rivaling Zu... by username223 on Sunday January 07, 2018 @08:02PM (#16093879)
AFAICT it's getting harder to convert between the various forms of play/virtual money and actual money. When the bubble pops, good luck exchanging alphanumeric strings for actual stuff. There's some seriously shady stuff keeping it inflated... https://twitter.com/Bitfinexed
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