Re:Show HN: The Bitcoin Note – Secure, Self-Custodial Bitcoi...
by canjobear on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @01:28PM
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Replace the statement with “I don’t want my currency’s value to be controlled by a central authority” and you’ll get >0 people.
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Re:Show HN: The Bitcoin Note – Secure, Self-Custodial Bitcoi...
by doliveira on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @01:43PM
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There's no such thing as a power vacuum...
Re:Show HN: The Bitcoin Note – Secure, Self-Custodial Bitcoi...
by yunohn on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @01:33PM
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So… they’d rather it be controlled by rampant speculation and pumping-dumping?
Re:Show HN: The Bitcoin Note – Secure, Self-Custodial Bitcoi...
by rchaud on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @03:05PM
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Libertarian maxis seem to think that negative externalities won't affect them personally.
In lieu of an elected government and sane central bank, monetary policy will be controlled by a cartel of your locality's most powerful gangs and paramilitaries.
There's a reason the example quoted is always Star Trek and not Somalia.