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Re:Bitcoin falls from $266 by fnayr on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @07:34PM (#5528949)
It would not make sense to buy EVERY one of them, as then you're guaranteeing they won't have value to anyone else.
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Re:Bitcoin falls from $266 by thatthatis on Thursday April 11, 2013 @09:37AM (#5531852)
Once you own 50% can't you create fake transactions to transfer the rest of the BTC to yourself?
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Re:Bitcoin falls from $266 by lwat on Thursday April 11, 2013 @06:13PM (#5535118)
No you need 50% of the mining capacity, not the bitcoins
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Re:Bitcoin falls from $266 by jlgreco on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @07:49PM (#5529028)
Perhaps he sees minimal value in being the only person that has any.
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Re:Bitcoin falls from $266 by lwat on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @07:47PM (#5529014)
I don't care, I'll buy them all. I'd be the sole owner of a piece of internet history.
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