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Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meets reality
on Friday March 30, 2018 @08:21AM (#16715507)
> it also protects you in cases where someone holds a gun to your head and forces you to make a transaction.
No. The only case when someone ever threatened to hold gun to my head and demanded money was taxation. With cryptocurrency it's possible to avoid that, because they don't know how much money you have. And even when they do know, it's much harder for them to take it, they need to know password.
Re:Wall Street rethinks blockchain projects as euphoria meets reality
on Thursday March 29, 2018 @12:13PM (#16708205)
No. You don't need "local currency". With widespread adoption you can just pay sellers directly with cryptocurrency.
Re:Stigler Diet
on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:05PM (#16524383)
Re:Ask HN: What are your best domestic time saving tips?
on Saturday March 03, 2018 @04:45PM (#16511790)
Garbage collection vs stack allocation
Re:Ask HN: What's the worst-designed, slowest app that still makes a l...
on Thursday March 01, 2018 @08:41AM (#16491845)
State-run websites. Tax forms.