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Re:I Spent A Coin (And I Liked It) — How I Bought Lunch in M... by edwardy20 on Sunday June 26, 2011 @11:09AM (#2698121)
The most important by far rule for currency is stability. With stability comes acceptance of the currency. You don't have that - the owner first looked up the exchange rate to US dollars.

Maybe he looked up the exchange rate rate because he wants to be fair: he wants to charge the same price for a lunch regardless of whether people pay with Bitcoins or dollars.

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