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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by slededit on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:22PM (#16775116)
Cryptocoins appear to have drastically more adoption than any of those.
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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by bwoodring on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:57PM (#16775551)
Don't kid yourself, the number of people who own cryptocurrency is vanishingly small, and the number of people who own cryptocurrency for any other reason than a get-rich-quick scheme is microscopic.
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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by kaistinchcombe on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:26PM (#16775167)
Depends on how you define "adoption" doesn't it?
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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by tCfD on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:31PM (#16775225)
Their adoption comes as a consequence of their temporarily uncensorable ability to facilitate open speculation and gambling, so the adoption curve is merely following the well worn grooves laid by ancient vices.
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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by coldtea on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:25PM (#16775154)
Pet rocks did too at one time...
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