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Good point.

I'm seeing a lot of parallels between dotcom era payment systems like PayPal and even Flooz. Paypal's original concept was paying friends for things like splitting lunch.

The hook that's different here is that once you deposit legal tender and covert to bitcoin, you're basically trading something that is commodity-like. Basically, it's no different than bartering shares of gold.

My question is, when the regulatory system catches up, is bitcoin better than a commodity?



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