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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by mr_spothawk on Monday May 07, 2018 @11:56AM (#17013754)
> How many transactions per minute can AWS do?

How many transactions can the bitcoin network do if Amazon goes out of business or cancels AWS? (hypotheticals seem relevant here, to make the point)

How many transactions can your business perform if AWS blocks you, or your transaction type?

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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by s73v3r_ on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:13PM (#17013904)
Hypotheticals aren't relevant here, though. Amazon isn't cancelling AWS anytime soon.
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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by mr_spothawk on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:15PM (#17013924)
How about the not-hypothetical?

> How many transactions can your business perform if AWS blocks you, or your transaction type?

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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by s73v3r_ on Monday May 07, 2018 @03:33PM (#17015739)
That applies to very few people doing legitimate things, although there are some. In that case, you may find some value in it, or in the several other alternative payment processors.
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Re:Buffett bashes Bitcoin as nonproductive, thriving on myst... by mcguire on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:58AM (#17021926)
Bitcoin is designed to process <10 transactions per second.
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