Re:For Sale: 29,656.51306529 Bitcoins
by mpyne on Friday June 13, 2014 @01:20PM
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> Bitcoin transactions are usually priced in dollars so the volatility is immaterial to its use in transactions.
That then leaves the question of why not simply use the non-volatile currency directly. Bitcoin would still have the advantage of being able to transfer money more easily than a wire transfer, but that wouldn't matter for the use case of paying for lunch.
That then leaves the question of why not simply use the non-volatile currency directly. Bitcoin would still have the advantage of being able to transfer money more easily than a wire transfer, but that wouldn't matter for the use case of paying for lunch.