Re:Bitcoin falls from $266
by crgt on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @04:06PM
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Perhaps a pseudoanonymous currency's value is correlated with the oppressiveness of the local govt? I can imagine circumstances where someone might be willing to pay a premium for BTC solely based on their desire for the privacy of their transactions.
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But even if they are willing to pay a premium, at a $100 spread there should be a lot of traders willing to jump into the market which would close the gap, unless they are prevented from doing so. If there are capital controls they are surely on USD not BTC, so if anything USD should be more valuable within China.