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Author Topic: 2013-10-26 Seattle Time: Investors pay notice to both sides of Bitcoin  (Read 751 times)
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October 27, 2013, 04:49:51 AM
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October 27, 2013, 06:45:04 AM
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OpenCoin, the company behind Ripple, which operates a payment system using Bitcoin

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October 27, 2013, 05:03:59 PM
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OpenCoin, the company behind Ripple, which operates a payment system using Bitcoin

Is this true? 

No, this is false - but unfortunately this is a direct result of RippleLabs (nee OpenCoin) deceptive marketing of their centralized proprietary Ripple system. Their sales pitch is "Just like Bitcoin, but better!" which is wrong on so many levels I'm at loss where to to start debunking it...

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