paper bitcoins coming soon

[rchapoteau]

At first I was down on the idea right off the bat, but  then I started thinking about it, and the problems I had during hurricane Sandy.  A digital currency is only good as long as you have power.   There were a few stores that didn't have power that would take physical money, but couldn't do credit cards or anything else.  I guess cash is still king.

[JohnGalt]

I don't think that paper bitcoins is a nice idea. The main attraction of bitcoin, at least for me, is that it is a digital currency with all the convenience, anonymity and of course risks that this provides.

I print bills funded with small amounts and hand them out to people. Lots of people have heard about bitcoin, but they view it as abstract or intangible until they can hold something in their hands.

[DaviBarker]

I recently got my first paper bitcoins. I'm not sure where to spend them exactly sure where to spend them, but they're pretty enough I think I'll just hide them away.

[salfter]

My question is why would anyone want paper bitcoins?

For all of the same reasons you keep cash in your wallet, but with bitcoins instead of dollars (or whatever).