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Re:Show HN: Live Bitcoin Transactions from around the globe ... by knowaveragejoe on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @11:20AM (#6802221)
Is there any definitive way to tell if a transaction is someone exchanging USD <-> bitcoin on an exchange versus actual trade? I remain unconvinced that actual trade with bitcoin is growing at an appreciable rate with the current volatility and deflation.
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Re:Show HN: Live Bitcoin Transactions from around the globe ... by ionwake on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @11:56AM (#6802479)
You want to know which transactions occur that involve merchants? (leaving out exchanges?)
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Re:Show HN: Live Bitcoin Transactions from around the globe ... by knowaveragejoe on Friday November 29, 2013 @12:24PM (#6820201)
Late, but yes. AFAIK there's no way to distinguish such a thing unless the exchanges use the same wallets for escrow.
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