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Re:My professional opinion as a blockchain researcher: I don... by CryptoPunk on Monday February 12, 2018 @12:58PM (#16360418)
The empirical evidence contradicts this theory. Transaction volumes doubled year over year until the block size limit was reached.
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Re:My professional opinion as a blockchain researcher: I don... by rulum on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:09PM (#16361078)
Yeah but it was for speculative trading (and gambling, lots and lots of gambling sites), not for "using it" (to buy goods, exchange value). There is nothing to do with all those cryptocoins other than trading them between each other.
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Re:My professional opinion as a blockchain researcher: I don... by snikeris on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:25PM (#16361224)
When people spend cash at a casino they're not "using it"?
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Re:My professional opinion as a blockchain researcher: I don... by rulum on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:42PM (#16361380)
Yes they are, but if that cash only works across casinos (think casino tokens / chips) and nowhere else, would you take it seriously?
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