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onetallnerd
10y ago
Has his view on bitcoin changed? How does he view blockchain tech in general. Does he see machine to machine payments happening on tesla vehicles if so what tech or back end would he use?
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onetallnerd
10y ago
No. You don't. It can be set to having to be on at least once a week, or trustlessly outsourcing the requirement.
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onetallnerd
10y ago
Machine to Machine payments. Payable endpoints 402 payments? They're tech guys not marketing. I'm not sure if the LN guys even have marketing people?
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onetallnerd
10y ago
Venmo is really nice, I just wouldn't trust it with anyone I don't have a social connection with. In that regard it's superior to bitcoin.. Although, I'm digging circle recently.. People can set it as USD, and when they
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onetallnerd
10y ago
Miners can run LN nodes too and profit off it as can anyone with bitcoin. The point is avoid the need or having to rely on "supernodes." You have other altcoins going other routes trying to fit as many of these small transactions
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onetallnerd
10y ago
I think you're missing the point. You can't scale Linden's micropayment worldwide without there being counterparty risk. It's much more useful to build these on top of decentralized systems with a strong bedrock without
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onetallnerd
11y ago
It was a genuine question?
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onetallnerd
11y ago
Nope. At least soon that won't be the case. (soon as in a few months maybe a year) Check out the lightning network: http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/13/down-the-blockchain-rabbit-... "In theory, this d
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onetallnerd
11y ago
Nice? 2.9% sounds horrible. Why do we pay that much again?
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onetallnerd
11y ago
Has anyone defrauded you with a bitcoin payment yet? I assume volume is low, but out of that volume has there been any reports of fraud?
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onetallnerd
12y ago
Yep, they convert it all using a payment processor or keep a small percentage, no risk. State currencies are volatile too. Just look at the Euro.