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Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by michaelt on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:52AM (#16205263)
You can't 100% eliminate speeding or child poverty or drugs or car accidents or corruption or gambling or unsafe working conditions or prostitution - but that doesn't stop governments trying for a reduction.
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Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by theseatoms on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:58AM (#16205318)
Oh, I'm pretty sure that governments will try to ban bitcoin, given that it gets more traction as an actual medium of exchange. I'm trying to assess if they'll succeed, and if so, "how?"
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Re:Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bitcoin de... by hndamien on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @12:09AM (#16211185)
Ban Bitcoin, but leave the futures exchange and taxes. OK.
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