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Re:The political case for a blanket cryptocurrency ban by NovemberWhiskey on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @05:31PM (#26653417)
In EVE Online, the only permitted flow is as follows: you buy subscription time for real money from CCP Games. Others can then buy subscription time from you for in-game currency. In-game currency can only be spent in-game.

It doesn't really seem very similar to cryptocurrency to me; could you explain some more about how you think it's the same?

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Re:The political case for a blanket cryptocurrency ban by grawprog on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @06:51PM (#26654172)
https://www.playerauctions.com/eve-isk/

That website appears to me to be very much like an exchange for trading EVE online ISK for USD.

The average rate seems to be between $42-$45 for 5000 ISK.

It seems to be a time based currency where its value is based on a player's willingness to spend time grinding.

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Re:The political case for a blanket cryptocurrency ban by voxic11 on Thursday April 01, 2021 @09:29AM (#26660247)
That may be the only flow permitted by ccp games but it's far from the only flow possible.
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