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Re:Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? by aianus on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @06:55AM (#7703671)
You can use it to play poker. US players have been shut out of poker sites since Black Friday in 2011 and with bitcoin you can withdraw from the site daily to reduce your exposure if it goes bust a la Full Tilt.

Also, you get 3% cashback on anything on Amazon by buying with bitcoin through gyft. That's better than any credit card I've seen even if it costs you 1% to buy the btc.

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Re:Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? by faet on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:46AM (#7703835)
I've been playing poker online over the past year. I did a transfer from my US bank. It is a bit slower to withdraw, takes about 2 weeks for a check.

I get 5% cash back from my credit card when buying on amazon. And any points I earn can be used via amazon without an extra step. And I get fraud protection vs losing a gift card.

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Re:Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? by bottled_poe on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:43AM (#7703823)
It seems that the main situations where bitcoin is a preferable form of payment is when the transfer of funds would break the law. This is the main reason it has any value at all.
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