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Greenspan Baffled Over Bitcoin 'Bubble': "To Be Worth Something, It Must Be Backed By Something"
zero hedge ^ | 12/4/13 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 12/04/2013 8:43:19 PM PST by Nachum

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To: Nachum

That headline made me laugh out loud.


41 posted on 12/05/2013 7:14:40 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: Nachum

currency bump for later.....


42 posted on 12/05/2013 7:31:24 AM PST by indthkr
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"Bitcoin by contrast, is backed only by those who believe"

Sounds like idolatry to me, and therefore no more "stable" than any other arbitrary fiat currency. On a whim, Bitcoin could just as easily be replaced in an open marketplace by little buttons with Justin Bieber's face imprinted on them.
43 posted on 12/05/2013 7:41:10 AM PST by indthkr
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