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Re:HeyZap (YC S09) Launches Microtransaction Platform by tybris on Thursday June 25, 2009 @05:47PM (#674425)
At some point someone's going to set-up a succesful virtual currency exchange and the government is going to step in for creating an illegal currency.
Re:HeyZap (YC S09) Launches Microtransaction Platform by derefr on Thursday June 25, 2009 @10:14PM (#674820)
Wouldn't it just be easier to find some small country's government to sanction it as legal tender of that country?
Re:HeyZap (YC S09) Launches Microtransaction Platform by crescendo on Thursday June 25, 2009 @06:42PM (#674536)
I was actually wondering the other day whether Apple does any kind of arbitrage behind the scenes of their international app store sales. Seems like they could be making a lot of extra money that way.

Maybe there's an opportunity for a startup here?

Re:HeyZap (YC S09) Launches Microtransaction Platform by eru on Friday June 26, 2009 @07:13AM (#675263)
How should that arbitrage work? (As far as I know exploiting arbitrage on foreign exchange markets tends to need insane amounts of money.)
Re:HeyZap (YC S09) Launches Microtransaction Platform by euroclydon on Thursday June 25, 2009 @06:30PM (#674510)
Care to elaborate? Given how addicted the Gov is to printing cash, and the immorality of our Fed/Treasury/Gov cabal, I would love to see a big challenge go to the supreme court.
Re:HeyZap (YC S09) Launches Microtransaction Platform by helveticaman on Thursday June 25, 2009 @06:56PM (#674568)
The Fed/Treasury/Gov triumvirate is getting mortaller every time it has to monetize treasury bonds.