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Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by criddell on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:21AM (#16204970)
It's stored, but isn't it also being loaned out as well? Isn't that part of how the money supply grows - fractional reserve?
Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by JonFish85 on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:29AM (#16205038)
"isn't it also being loaned out as well"

Hm? In the stock market, you pay a current stockholder for their share(s). The company sees no money from the transaction. It sounds like what you're thinking of is banking, which is something different.

Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by criddell on Monday January 22, 2018 @11:03AM (#16205380)
I was mostly thinking about brokers. If I buy stock and hold it in my brokerage account, doesn't the brokerage use that money and stock to generate even more wealth? For example, they might loan my stock to somebody that wants to short that company.
Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by vasilipupkin on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:56AM (#16205299)
incorrect. the company sees money from the transaction in several indirect ways. the existence of the market is what enabled the company to go public in the first place.
Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by hndamien on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @12:22AM (#16211238)
They also see money from the increased valuation of the stock they are still holding. This can be used to be borrowed against or sold.