Is Bitcoin a Currency?

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Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by Martin Hash » Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:22 am

1) Will ebay & Amazon take bitcoin?
2) Can you pay your taxes with bitcoin?
3) Can you change bitcoin at the airport?
4) Can you pay for a tomato in Kurdistan with bitcoin?
5) Could you buy a Coke at a convention with bitcoin?
6) Do any credit cards accept bitcoin?
7) Will your broker sell you stocks via bitcoin?

Okay, I gave you some examples. Your turn...
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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by C-Mag » Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:05 am

You can now get a lap dance in Vegas with Bitcoin
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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by DBTrek » Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:06 am

If we're defining currency as a medium of exchange, then BitCoin and several other things are currency.
Cherry picking examples of transactions that may or may not be viable for that currency is meaningless, since the same game could be applied to all currencies.
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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by TheReal_ND » Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:51 am

It's the only way I can pay for racist podcast paywalls

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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by Montegriffo » Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:15 pm

TheReal_ND wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:51 am
It's the only way I can pay for racist podcast paywalls
Good to see you Nuke.
Have you been trying out online dating?
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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by C-Mag » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:40 pm

Can't buy a Trebuchet with Bitcoin
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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by Montegriffo » Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:26 pm

C-Mag wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:40 pm
Can't buy a Trebuchet with Bitcoin
The trajectory falls too steeply.
For legal reasons, we are not threatening to destroy U.S. government property with our glorious medieval siege engine. But if we wanted to, we could. But we won’t. But we could.
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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by TheReal_ND » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:06 pm

Montegriffo wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:15 pm
TheReal_ND wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:51 am
It's the only way I can pay for racist podcast paywalls
Good to see you Nuke.
Have you been trying out online dating?
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Hey brother! I'm good. No I lost interest in online dating. They actually refunded my money unprompted. Not sure if it's because I wasn't using it or because they didn't want to recognize protonmail for validation.

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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by C-Mag » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:09 pm

TheReal_ND wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:06 pm
They actually refunded my money unprompted. Not sure if it's because I wasn't using it or because they didn't want to recognize protonmail for validation.
Nah, that was after you posted the pic of yourself :P
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Re: Is Bitcoin a Currency?

Post by Hastur » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:31 am

Bitcoin is clearly a commodity. Most commodities can function as a currency under some circumstances. Like cigarettes in prison.
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