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Re:Debate HN: Is Bitcoin a currency or a commodity? by manidoraisamy on Thursday April 18, 2013 @10:06AM (#5570637)
Gold has demand/supply based on industrial/ornamental value. But, what value does Bitcoin have?
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Re:Debate HN: Is Bitcoin a currency or a commodity? by mckoss on Thursday April 18, 2013 @11:08AM (#5571013)
Bitcoin provides for secure transmission and storage of value independent of a trusted 3rd party (and backed by the largest distributed super-computer in the world). Isn't that enough?
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Re:Debate HN: Is Bitcoin a currency or a commodity? by manidoraisamy on Friday April 19, 2013 @09:25AM (#5576488)
That explains it's currency nature. But, does it have any intrinsic value of a commodity like gold?
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