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Title: 2012-06-14 zdnet.com.au - Bitcoin safer than the euro?
Post by: julz on June 13, 2012, 11:15:22 PM
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Bitcoin safer than the euro?
What do government bonds and bitcoin have in common? Some investors think they're just a bit safer than the euro at the moment.

Josh Taylor
2012-06-14

http://www.zdnet.com.au/bitcoin-safer-than-the-euro-339339644.htm


..., European investors are shifting their cash out of Europe and into other, safer investments, like the US Treasury Bonds, and, yes, even bitcoin.
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Title: Re: 2012-06-14 zdnet.com.au - Bitcoin safer than the euro?
Post by: proudhon on June 13, 2012, 11:28:17 PM
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A bitcoin exchange was hacked in June last year, resulting in around 500,000 bitcoins being stolen...

That's not how I remember it.


Title: Re: 2012-06-14 zdnet.com.au - Bitcoin safer than the euro?
Post by: notme on June 14, 2012, 01:40:56 AM
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A bitcoin exchange was hacked in June last year, resulting in around 500,000 bitcoins being stolen...

That's not how I remember it.

Me neither.


Title: Re: 2012-06-14 zdnet.com.au - Bitcoin safer than the euro?
Post by: Hasimir on June 15, 2012, 09:57:05 AM
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A bitcoin exchange was hacked in June last year, resulting in around 500,000 bitcoins being stolen...

That's not how I remember it.

Nice work on getting those errors fixed and good to see that ZDnet are willing to do so quickly.