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Re:Bitcoin exchange rate reached $100 USD per BTC by Nursie on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @09:20AM (#5479070)
"I worry that as Bitcoin's value rises, people are buying in not to use it as payment for services or goods, but simply as an investment vehicle."

LOL.

In the two years I've been watching it I've seen no evidence that it's anything but an investment (and speculation) vehicle.

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Re:Bitcoin exchange rate reached $100 USD per BTC by DanBC on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @09:22AM (#5479080)
There's a few people using it for illegal purchases on things like Silk Road.
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