I am. It's great for money transfers and laundering. Keep the f u c k ing government away from your money
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I'm not investing in it. I use it to transfer funds . Why pay to use western union or bull s h I t like that when you can use btc for free ?
You can transfer the funds right bak into whatever you want after the transfer. So you but $100 worth of btc. You send it where ever and then sell them back for whatever currency you want.
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So long as the transfer is instantaneous and you therefore don't lose out due to a fluctuation in value of Bitcoin. Otherwise it becomes a bit of a gamble.
If Bitcoin had some asset behind it whereby you knew there was a quid pro quo with something tangible then I might be interested. Vis one Bitcoin equals five donkeys. The original "quid" was of course a "Quid pro quo" for a set amount of gold (hence "quid"). How many buffalo is a Bitcoin worth at present? I bet the bargirls all know....
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Originally posted by Thormaturge View Post^
So long as the transfer is instantaneous and you therefore don't lose out due to a fluctuation in value of Bitcoin. Otherwise it becomes a bit of a gamble.
If Bitcoin had some asset behind it whereby you knew there was a quid pro quo with something tangible then I might be interested. Vis one Bitcoin equals five donkeys. The original "quid" was of course a "Quid pro quo" for a set amount of gold (hence "quid"). How many buffalo is a Bitcoin worth at present? I bet the bargirls all know....
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Originally posted by socal View PostThere is nothing behind government currencies either but you probably not only use the money, you probably own bonds denominated in the currency which carries long term currency risk
It strikes me that, without any institution guaranteeing the value, Bitcoins are worthless in themselves. I've still got a collection of Shell "Man in flight" coins if you're interested.
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Originally posted by Thormaturge View PostThe original "quid" was of course a "Quid pro quo" for a set amount of gold (hence "quid").
Fiat currencies are representative of value, not value in themselves. As you have said, what does bitcoin offer as collateral?
I collected coins (gold and silver) for several years. I sold the lot to a collector in the US for about $7,000 before moving to Thailand. There's no way I was shipping that over with my furniture and polo racquets and roller skates. It was easy to be rid of it.Last edited by Texpat; 08-26-2014, 03:06 PM.
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Hmmm... the prospect of avoiding bank charges appeals.
How would I change virtual bitcoins into cash Baht in Thailand?Originally posted by Ergenburgensmurgen;n186588
What are you talking about, I don't post on Teakdoor.
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Originally posted by Texpat View PostGood stuff Thormaturge. I often wondered about that term.
Fiat currencies are representative of value, not value in themselves. As you have said, what does bitcoin offer as collateral?
I collected coins (gold and silver) for several years. I sold the lot to a collector in the US for about $7,000 before moving to Thailand. There's no way I was shipping that over with my furniture and polo racquets and roller skates. It was easy to be rid of it.
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Originally posted by Thormaturge View PostWhat is behind National currencies is the ability of governments to collect taxes and sell assets in order to meet the liability denominated on the currency notes and coins.
It strikes me that, without any institution guaranteeing the value, Bitcoins are worthless in themselves. I've still got a collection of Shell "Man in flight" coins if you're interested.
the coins in the bottom left of your set look like cawks.The cosmonaut has a loong Cawk
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Originally posted by Texpat View PostGood stuff Thormaturge. I often wondered about that term.
Fiat currencies are representative of value, not value in themselves. As you have said, what does bitcoin offer as collateral?
I collected coins (gold and silver) for several years. I sold the lot to a collector in the US for about $7,000 before moving to Thailand. There's no way I was shipping that over with my furniture and polo racquets and roller skates. It was easy to be rid of it.
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yes. ATM Machines are surfacing now. All you have to do is open an account. Local bitcoins.com is a decent site. But if you are trying to get into tax evasion and stuff , you can't use the ATMs. Not in Canada anyway. Because they make you provide ID at the ATM.
But I've heard that there is btc ATMs in Europe that don't require ID
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