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Re:Amazon denies report of accepting Bitcoin as payment by knownjorbist on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:36PM (#27966851)
Do people not remember Amazon Coin?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Coin

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Re:Amazon denies report of accepting Bitcoin as payment by somethingwitty1 on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:40PM (#27966884)
That wasn't a "coin" in the context of this discussion. As the wiki correctly points out, it was a gift card, nothing more. It couldn't gain or lose value. It was tied to a specific dollar amount.
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Re:Amazon denies report of accepting Bitcoin as payment by abrokenpipe on Monday July 26, 2021 @09:09PM (#27967488)
> It couldn't gain or lose value. It was tied to a specific dollar amount.

Like a stable coin?

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Re:Amazon denies report of accepting Bitcoin as payment by davidcbc on Monday July 26, 2021 @09:29PM (#27967586)
No, because it was actually backed by Amazon instead of by hopes and dreams like stable coins
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