jpkiser

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by jpkiser 7y ago
Can you point me to any reading or resources on this topic?
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by jpkiser 7y ago
Many "pure capitalists" would argue that you only achieve competitive capitalism through "pure capitalism." The idea applies a cynical view to human nature but is interesting none the less. The idea can be boiled down to
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by jpkiser 7y ago
> The white paper explicitly gives the Libra Association (i.e. Facebook and its partner validators) governance control over the cryptocurrency. > Here's an easy scenario to imagine that shows how incentives would get misaligned:
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by jpkiser 7y ago
No, it doesn't matter if everyone thinks of it as 'the Facebook money thing' if that's not what it is. The only thing that people's perception effects is whether or not governments influenced by said perception all
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by jpkiser 7y ago
Yes, there are many Bitcoiners who believe that everyone will become their own bank but I believe a more common sentiment is the idea off full backed reserved. But a great I feel that a more common belief held by Bitcoiners is that the &qu
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by jpkiser 7y ago
In no doubt are consumers expectations of cryptocurrency market adoption wildly over speculated but make believe? People who invest is cryptocurrencies are in essence shorting the current global financial system.
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by jpkiser 7y ago
Why not? Being straight takes on the form of having a sexual desire to the opportunity sex. Being gay takes on the form of have sexual desires for the same sex. Why should pedophilia, or zoophilia, or any other the other niche sexual attrac
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by jpkiser 8y ago
#3 is an extremely important point that most people just gloss over when looking at blockchain use cases. A blockchain should only be used if immutability is essential. If immutability is essential people will pay a premium for that service