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Re:What do you legally “own” with Bitcoin? A short introduct... by gohbgl on Saturday November 24, 2018 @08:01PM (#18524801)
Why does the question of ownability even arise?

In my mind the purpose of property rights is to resolve conflicts over scarce resources. So what is the conflict with Bitcoin?

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Re:What do you legally “own” with Bitcoin? A short introduct... by swfsql on Saturday November 24, 2018 @10:40PM (#18525345)
Conflicts such as government arresting you for "owning cryptos". Or not reporting you "own cryptos".

But it's also pretty far from other known forms of money. It's certainly an opportunity for new philosophical/economical insights.

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Re:What do you legally “own” with Bitcoin? A short introduct... by newacctjhro on Saturday November 24, 2018 @08:02PM (#18524803)
bitcoins introduce an artificial scarcity with its mining algorithm (there's only so much bitcoins out there)
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