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Re:Cryptocurrency in the 2020s by paulpauper on Friday January 03, 2020 @08:01PM (#21951983)
how long do you think it takes to turn fiat into bitcoin and bitcoin back into fiat for the recipient? Hint: its longer than clearing a check
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Re:Cryptocurrency in the 2020s by hanniabu on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:00PM (#21952529)
That's not bitcoin's fault, it's the traditional financial system's fault. The transaction can only happen at the rate of the slowest party.
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Re:Cryptocurrency in the 2020s by Symbiote on Saturday January 04, 2020 @08:10AM (#21954715)
How long does it take in European countries, where the traditional system is (depending on the country) approximately instantaneous?
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