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Re:6-8 Weeks Until Bitcoin Debit/Credit Card, says BitInstant by pkulak on Sunday August 19, 2012 @11:58PM (#4406208)
Kind of how Gmail has turned email into a centralized communications system? The existence of a bank based on Bitcoin doesn't remove your ability to store your wallet on a flash drive any more than Gmail removes your ability to run your own mail server.
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Re:6-8 Weeks Until Bitcoin Debit/Credit Card, says BitInstant by femto on Monday August 20, 2012 @01:16AM (#4406368)
Keep in mind that every transaction, whether it be email or bitcoin, has to involve two parties. If the centralised solution become widespread, it becomes difficult to avoid it because the chances are that the other party is centralised, even if you're not.
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Re:6-8 Weeks Until Bitcoin Debit/Credit Card, says BitInstant by weavejester on Monday August 20, 2012 @04:41AM (#4406748)
Why is that a problem? Just because someone has a debit card, doesn't mean the bank can suddenly trace how physical cash trades hands.
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