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Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by VintageCool on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:14PM (#25598351)
Except that cash in USD is also used as a medium of exchange.
Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by wongarsu on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:41PM (#25598635)
Any VPN service offers the option to pay in bitcoin, as do many other sites. There are entire marketplaces on Tor where bitcoin is the primary currency.
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Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by dang on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:09PM (#25637157)
Please make your substantive points without swipes or name-calling. Your comment would be fine without that first bit.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by ricopags on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:43PM (#25598664)
How does getting paid in BTC work? Are you set a rate of bitcoin you get paid that amount or do you have a salary in dollars and you get paid whatever btc satisfies that?
Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by gautamcgoel on Thursday December 31, 2020 @09:22PM (#25600183)
Can you explain how you paid rent in Bitcoin? There's no way my landlord would put up with that!
Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by colinmhayes on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:43PM (#25598658)
This is an extremely tiring response. Just because you're a pyscho doesn't mean bitcoin makes sense as a currency. The vast majority of institutions will not accept bitcoin as payment because they realize it's a horrible currency.
Re:Bitcoin is a disaster by dang on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:09PM (#25637166)
Taking threads further into flamewar like this will get you banned here. Personal attacks especially.

If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.