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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by spiralx on Monday February 22, 2021 @10:40AM (#26225732)
> Cryptocurrency on the other hand is just an ancap wet dream.

My exact thought upon reading the Slashdot article announcing the release of v0.3 of this thing called Bitcoin back in 2010. The last decade has only reinforced that view...

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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by SwimSwimHungry on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @12:47AM (#26247020)
It scares me how much of a cult following Bitcoin specifically has. I just saw a post go up on /r/bitcoin about a butter who sold her house for freaking Bitcoin.

I'd hate to be her when (not if) this goes tits up.

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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by spiralx on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @06:07AM (#26248745)
Madness. I would hope that it's still a troll but it's not like we haven't seen people do the same thing for all kinds of get rich quick schemes past and present.
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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by SwimSwimHungry on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:22PM (#26256176)
Exactly. This is basically digital Amway haha.
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