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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by bryanlarsen on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:41AM (#26065955)
The parent said that bitcoin was a "paradigm shift". Being slightly more convenient is not a "paradigm shift".
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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by lottin on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:45PM (#26067668)
> Being slightly more convenient

And even that is debatable.

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by nwah1 on Monday February 08, 2021 @02:03PM (#26068627)
The inconvenience of existing services boils down mainly to issues such as ensuring that fraud and terrorism and such are prevented. Society intentionally added those hurdles.

A new technology that has ignored the regulatory structure is not apples to apples. Someone could ignore regulations with current tech and be just as "convenient."

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by latchkey on Monday February 08, 2021 @03:04PM (#26069404)
Number one currency for 'fraud' is good old paper USD.

You don't need digital assets to commit fraud.

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by latchkey on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:42PM (#26067627)
You did not answer the question.

I just gave you no less than 6 reasons!

Slightly is an understatement.

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