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Re:German parliament passes bill allowing banks to sell and ... by reportgunner on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:31AM (#21664233)
But aren't cryptocurrencies technically a subset of cryptography ?
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Re:German parliament passes bill allowing banks to sell and ... by imtringued on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:56AM (#21664373)
Yes but it is a very broad subset to the point that it isn't useful. It's like saying that a law makes Germany a "money heaven" after introducing mobile payments.
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Re:German parliament passes bill allowing banks to sell and ... by q3k on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:43AM (#21664291)
Would you call your phone 'material science'?
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Re:German parliament passes bill allowing banks to sell and ... by reportgunner on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:46AM (#21664307)
Not really, but I would definitely call it electronics
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