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Re:Alleged Coinomi exploit shows how easy it is to have Bitc... by jayd16 on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @02:43PM (#19266287)
The issue is that it is comparable for many of the use cases that people refer to when talking about Bitcoin. You are personally concerned with a central authority but the majority of users are not. Its not so much that people miss the point of, its just not relevant to most people. Its not made better by the BTC evangelists cramming bitcoin into every conceivable problem, either.
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Re:Alleged Coinomi exploit shows how easy it is to have Bitc... by phil21 on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @10:37PM (#19268804)
Fair enough, I was being uncharitable there.

I do agree most users do not have the same concerns so the use case is far more limited than the hype. I do also still see a lot of value in "digital cash" as a whole, but I never really bought the whole store of value argument and the raft of grifters it attracted.

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