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Re:Show HN: Kong – Physical Cryptocurrency by nostromo on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @06:29PM (#21757970)
One of the best things about Bitcoin is that it’s not physical.

If you want a physical currency that can’t be printed, use gold bullion.

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Re:Show HN: Kong – Physical Cryptocurrency by mc3 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @06:53PM (#21758125)
Well if you have some colliding neutron stars you can make more gold!
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Re:Show HN: Kong – Physical Cryptocurrency by ilaksh on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @06:42PM (#21758061)
Maybe silver? I mean even a tiny 1/10 oz gold coin is worth $140
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Re:Show HN: Kong – Physical Cryptocurrency by asdf21 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @08:12PM (#21758597)
You also can't tell if gold is real or gold plated, etc.
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Re:Show HN: Kong – Physical Cryptocurrency by newguy1234 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @08:54PM (#21758857)
You can but you have to use a scientific instrument called an xrf meter.
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Re:Show HN: Kong – Physical Cryptocurrency by SRTP on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @08:20PM (#21758639)
Mate, you got got.
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