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Re:Bitcoin is a Cult by catamorphismic on Sunday June 24, 2018 @03:43AM (#17385460)
Blockchains aren't searching for a reason to exist either. Decentralized currencies/conmodities not controlled by any single entity are an obviously useful thing.
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Re:Bitcoin is a Cult by JumpCrisscross on Sunday June 24, 2018 @04:39AM (#17385620)
> Decentralized currencies/conmodities not controlled by any single entity are an obviously useful thing

Obviously useful things have obvious uses.

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Re:Bitcoin is a Cult by dave7 on Sunday June 24, 2018 @09:53AM (#17386560)
Some people may take issue with morality etc, but cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin mainly) are now the default means for transferring funds back and forth to sports book / poker / casino websites for US residents, and probably elsewhere where the legal climate is oppressive.
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