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Re:What's the use for Bitcoin? by Igglyboo on Thursday April 02, 2015 @02:20PM (#9312455)
> when people realize the only value Bitcoin has is in the belief that Bitcoin has value.

We aren't on the gold standard anymore, that's how all currency works now.

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Re:What's the use for Bitcoin? by dragonwriter on Thursday April 02, 2015 @02:22PM (#9312473)
That's how currency worked when we were on the gold standard, too.
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