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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by chongli on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @04:03PM (#6811119)
400 tons a year is nothing compared to other industrial metals. By comparison, world production of copper is 17 million tonnes per year.
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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by TylerE on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @04:05PM (#6811134)
$150 billion a year is nothing?
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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by mortehu on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @04:39PM (#6811320)
I think you mean $15 billion?

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=400+tons+of+gold+in+dol...

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by TylerE on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @05:02PM (#6811461)
The 150B figure is including jewlery/decorative use, for a total of 4k+ tons/year.
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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by chongli on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @04:17PM (#6811204)
That price is due to the rarity of gold. If it were as common as copper, 400 tons would be worth a lot less than $150 billion a year.
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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by TylerE on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @04:34PM (#6811297)
What's your point? Sounds to me like you're trying to win the debate by inventing your own set of "facts"
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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by chongli on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @06:45PM (#6812066)
The original point of discussion was the quantity, not the price.
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