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Title: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: T.Stuart on December 31, 2013, 01:21:29 PM http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10544148/eBay-plans-gift-tokens-that-can-be-spent-at-any-shop-as-long-as-the-giver-approves.html
Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: wobber on December 31, 2013, 01:35:57 PM "Parents can restrict kids from buying alcohol or tobacco"
"LEAs can restrict certain persons from buying chemicals" etc.. But then, kids still smoke and drink, terrorist still make bombs. Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: piramida on December 31, 2013, 01:39:23 PM Centralized tokens of any kind are not in competition to cryptocurrencies. Every business can have it's own centralized token or gift card, and there is nothing new in this patent application. I wonder why US patents bureau even accepts this trivial bullshit for consideration.
Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: T.Stuart on December 31, 2013, 01:40:31 PM "Parents can restrict kids from buying alcohol or tobacco" "LEAs can restrict certain persons from buying chemicals" etc.. But then, kids still smoke and drink, terrorist still make bombs. I think EBay are getting a bit over excited by the concept. If I was a kid I'd be seriously pissed off if I had to telephone my parents before spending my Ebaycoin! :D Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: yatsey87 on December 31, 2013, 02:15:17 PM This hardly sounds like they've got a patent case.
Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: hilariousandco on December 31, 2013, 02:15:58 PM This hardly sounds like they've got a patent case. I'm sure it'll get thrown out just like the JP Morgan case. Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: Lethn on December 31, 2013, 02:33:25 PM How wonderfully fascist.
Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: KonstantinosM on December 31, 2013, 03:23:59 PM How wonderfully fascist. This is total garbage and sets a horrible precedent. It could not oppose bitcoin if it will be so strictly controlled. E-bay just lost a lot of respect from me. Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: hilariousandco on December 31, 2013, 03:33:13 PM How wonderfully fascist. This is total garbage and sets a horrible precedent. It could not oppose bitcoin if it will be so strictly controlled. E-bay just lost a lot of respect from me. Ebay had respect from you? :D As I said above, patent will probably get thrown out or I can't see it taking off. Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: row5_seat47 on January 01, 2014, 04:36:56 PM Here is the breaking news source of this article
http://bitcoinmagazine.com/9218/ebay-files-patent-application-programmable-money/ Title: Re: Ebaycoin. Scamcoin? Discuss... Post by: Arcas on January 01, 2014, 05:55:24 PM This isn't a cryptocurrency. This is nothing more than a gift card.
Just like Amazon-Coins, you guys start freaking out any time you see the word "coin". |