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1  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Can bitcoin become the currency of the people and replace money. on: June 10, 2012, 05:32:00 PM
I dont think so, I think the limit on bitcoins is 21 million. We wold need much more then that for it to be a universal currency especially for governments and such.
This max supply of 21 million is an arbitrary number and says absolutely nothing.

It's the amount of units in which you can divide this supply, that counts!

Following the current specs, there would be a max supply of 2.1 quadrillion units (satoshi's) available. That's a LOT. Much more than there are cents in any other currency in the world (although they are unlimited because governments and banks can create them out of thin air as much as they desire - which is the cause of an entirely different plethora of problems, but that's an entirely different discussion).

Furthermore, should the need arise (which won't happen anytime soon), this could be easily adjusted and we could increase the precision to 16 decimals and even beyond that. This would allow for a worldwide supply of no less than 210 sextillion units. Every single person on earth could have more of these units than there are cents of any other currency in existence.

So, no, this is not a problem Smiley
What I mean is that it is a finite amount, unlike the currencies we have now that are completely arbitrary. The entire system of currency governments rely on would have to be uprooted for bitcoins to work and I just cant imagine that happening.
2  Economy / Currency exchange / Buying $100 of btc via interac on: June 10, 2012, 05:07:49 PM
I'll buy $100 of btc at market price, thanks!
3  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Whitelist Requests (Want out of here?) on: June 10, 2012, 04:01:27 PM
Hi, I'd like to be whitelisted. I've garnered enough posts and time on the forum, I'm interested in buying a lot of bitcoins to use as a casual user. Thanks!
4  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Can bitcoin become the currency of the people and replace money. on: June 10, 2012, 03:53:34 PM
I dont think so, I think the limit on bitcoins is 21 million. We wold need much more then that for it to be a universal currency especially for governments and such.
5  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: We're giving out free bitcoins on rugatu.com ! on: June 10, 2012, 03:40:54 PM
Hey, just registered, my name on the site is moevsworld
6  Other / Beginners & Help / Buying bitcoins via interac on: June 10, 2012, 02:26:22 PM
Hey, I'd like to buy some bitcoins via interac, what are the websites that allow this form of payment. I've registered on cavirtex but verification is taking some time and I look into bitcoin-ceneteral but they have suspended all there forms of canadian currency. So... any suggestions? Thanks!
7  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Best way to buy bitcoins with paypal? on: April 05, 2012, 10:42:22 PM
Hey guys, im just wondering whats my best way to buy bitcoins with paypal. Do I have to convert paypal to another currency or what ?

You would have to send whatever currency the seller wanted... As an fyi, not too many people are keen on doing paypal for btc since there is a massive risk of charge back. That being said, there are always people that are willing to take the risk
haha of course there will be i guess but will I be willing to buy from them? Theres a high chance i might just get scammed Sad
8  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: 5x Special Easter Egg - FREE 16GB Extra Dropbox Space on: April 05, 2012, 10:37:19 PM
i would love the 16gb space on dropbox Cheesy
9  Other / Beginners & Help / Best way to buy bitcoins with paypal? on: April 05, 2012, 10:33:35 PM
Hey guys, im just wondering whats my best way to buy bitcoins with paypal. Do I have to convert paypal to another currency or what ?
10  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Introduce yourself :) on: April 05, 2012, 10:21:15 PM
I'm moe. I came here because I want to buy bitcoins for the first time with paypal but i dont think thats going to happen. I hope I can read further somewhere to see what I can do if all I have is paypal.
11  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Want .75010101 BTC for free? Look inside..... on: April 05, 2012, 10:19:42 PM
hey man can i get #37? I never win these things LOL
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