eesh Wrote:
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> The only reason someone would use bitcoin is to
> buy drugs off of Silk Road and look at illegal
> pictures on Lolita City.
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> Normal people use paypal, criminals use bitcoin.
Yes, criminals like Julian Assange and Wikileaks.
The big difference between P2P services like Paypal versus using an open system like Bitcoins is that the transfer of Bitcoins from person to person doesn't involve some leech taking a bullshit 2.75% transaction fee.
It might be the ultimate libertarian currency.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/08/20/wikileaks-bypasses-financial-blockade-with-bitcoin/