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A comment on Ask HN: Would you use Bitcoins backed by the US Treasury?.

Re:Ask HN: Would you use Bitcoins backed by the US Treasury? by james4k on Thursday November 28, 2013 @12:10AM (#6813119)
Why would these bitcoins be better? What would they be protecting you from?
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Re:Ask HN: Would you use Bitcoins backed by the US Treasury? by jacobmarble on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @02:14PM (#6842396)
The would be protecting you from the volatility of the price of Bitcoin.

I propose that the value of the Fed's eDollar would be tied to the value of a paper dollar. This isn't a "mined coin", rather the Fed would issue eDollars the way it issues paper dollars.

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