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Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by stordoff on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:01PM (#17169082)
If I sell some gold, then use the proceeds to buy from Amazon, I haven't bought anything with gold from Amazon. Yes, you are using Bitcoin, but not to buy from Amazon--it's just another layer on top, it's just another (largely unnecessary) transaction in addition to the existing transaction.
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Re:Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ stress power grids in Centra... by Sir_Substance on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:56PM (#17169307)
A reminder to yourself and acdha, the original assertion was:

>Cryptocurrencies have been around for 9+ years, and there has been literally 0 use for it apart from conning rubes on the internet.

So...

>Yes, you are using Bitcoin

Yes, I am. I don't understand why you two are so angrily and bitterly agreeing with me.

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