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Re:Ending Bitcoin Support by kibwen on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @03:38PM (#16217434)
> it sounds about as useful as a bar of gold in a world where nobody considers gold to be valuable

Nah, if civilization collapses then you'll still be able to use your bar of gold to bash in someone's skull and steal their canned beans (which, in the grim solar-flare induced darkness of 2020, will be worth their weight in bitcoins).

Re:Ending Bitcoin Support by mikeash on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @03:45PM (#16217499)
Bitcoin wallets have to be stored on something. Maybe there’s an untapped market for really sturdy and massive hardware wallets.