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Re:The Bitcoin Bubble by rottendevice on Monday April 18, 2011 @12:42PM (#2459673)
The US Dollar can be used to buy anything. Bitcoin can be used on like, a few dozen websites that support it.

Why the heck would you not use the dollar?

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Re:The Bitcoin Bubble by weavejester on Monday April 18, 2011 @01:43PM (#2459919)
There are far more restrictions on dollars if you want to transfer them electronically, because ultimately you need to route them through large financial institutions.
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