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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by ianai on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @07:33AM (#20211837)
Here’s an interesting discussion of why a fixed currency supply hinders the market from clearing (and other ailments)

https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/166/from-an-ec...

You also can’t spend your bitcoins while you’re offline.

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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by lawn on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @07:37AM (#20211876)
Bitcoin uses a fixed currency supply, but it's not inherent to all cryptocurrencies.

> You also can’t spend your bitcoins while you’re offline.

Is that supposed to invalidate my points? Especially since I placed emphasis on them being a digital currency and I even said so in my comment?

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