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What is Bitcoin good for? Not Silk Road.

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Independence from any government policy. A simple benchmark question is: Do you have more or less than a billion dollars under management? Independence from any government policy. Even at current point of equilibrium (~$1B), this is laughably easy for a large government agency with crypto expertise. Store of value.

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Should You Consider Using Bitcoin?

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Recent news on the Cyprus banking crisis has brought Bitcoin back into the public view. Founded four years ago by an anonymous hacker who calls himself “Satoshi Nakamoto”, Bitcoin is a digital currency that operates independently of any government or financial institution. Let’s take a closer look. What is Bitcoin?

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