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Re:Why Bitcoin Matters by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @07:10PM (#7099638)
About that idea, I say that its false, and relies on misunderstanding of at least what "backed by" means for a currency, and probably a strained view of what are "established laws" of economics, as well.
Re:Why Bitcoin Matters by guscost on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @09:09PM (#7100244)
Can a government "back" currency by deeming it to be valuable, without offering to exchange it for a store of value?

If not, saying that Bitcoin is "not even backed" by fiat is meaningless. If so, we are using "backed" in the wrong sense.