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Re:Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency via Blockchain” by jon-wood on Saturday August 03, 2019 @11:58AM (#20601034)
I’m pretty sure there’s plenty of people who’ll happily take ship tokens if they give a 10-20% discount on purchases.
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Re:Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency via Blockchain” by bilbo0s on Saturday August 03, 2019 @12:07PM (#20601074)
Especially if those people only shop at Walmart in any case.

I bet Walmart wouldn't even have to offer a discount.

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Re:Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency via Blockchain” by dragandj on Saturday August 03, 2019 @12:06PM (#20601070)
So, Walmart would pay 10-20% to people to use its shit tokens, but what would it gain?
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Re:Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency via Blockchain” by buttcoinslol on Saturday August 03, 2019 @02:33PM (#20601881)
A net loss of 6.5%-16.5% and the corresponding tax writeoff, considering their net profit margin is 3-4%
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Re:Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency via Blockchain” by rhino369 on Saturday August 03, 2019 @02:26PM (#20601836)
A huge loss. Walmart can’t afford to pay even 5% of their revenue.
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Re:Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency via Blockchain” by overcast on Saturday August 03, 2019 @12:25PM (#20601176)
Revenue.
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Re:Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency via Blockchain” by johntiger1 on Saturday August 03, 2019 @01:37PM (#20601603)
Selling a dollar for 80 cents, i'll have unlimited revenue this year :)
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