A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail

Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by jnbiche on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @07:51PM (#6812371)

I suppose there's nothing I'd ever want to buy from one of the merchants advertising here: http://www.bitcoinblackfriday.com/

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by ceol on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @10:46PM (#6812906)

Woo, bacon lollipops, server hosting, and pizza. Truly the essentials.

You need grocery stores, gas stations, clothing stores, and restaurants to start accepting it. Until then, it's really just a novelty for middle class college Libertarians.

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by notdrunkatall on Thursday November 28, 2013 @01:35AM (#6813351)

I love saying this:

Do you think that cryptocurrencies spring fully-formed from the forehead of Zeus?

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by coldtea on Thursday November 28, 2013 @06:30AM (#6814117)

No, but I think they are not destined to become gods either...

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by mikro2nd on Thursday November 28, 2013 @02:23AM (#6813459)

No, but maybe Minerva?

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by GhotiFish on Thursday November 28, 2013 @11:18AM (#6815139)

Possibly Eris?

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by coldtea on Thursday November 28, 2013 @06:32AM (#6814122)

If your available merchant options fit in a page, and contain "sriracha-bacon lolipops", t-shirts, honey and donations, you might as well use monopoly money...

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