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July 06, 2013, 10:18:14 AM
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http://www.irishtimes.com/news/bitcoin-the-people-s-currency-or-dangerously-subversive-1.1454365

In 2008 a pseudonymous character called “Satoshi Nakamoto” invented a cyber-currency called bitcoin. Initially ignored by all but a few aficionados, it became the subject of huge interest earlier this year when a wave of speculation caused the price to soar . . . and then plummet.
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July 06, 2013, 10:23:39 AM
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hope for all the companies that invested in bitcoin will survive. they deserve a better fate.
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July 06, 2013, 10:45:40 AM
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Quote from: MykelSilver on July 06, 2013, 10:23:39 AM
hope for all the companies that invested in bitcoin will survive. they deserve a better fate.
No please, only the best.
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Brian Lucey, professor of finance at Trinity College Dublin, notes that bitcoin enthusiasts are often “crypto gold-standard people” who object to central bank control over money.

well duh!
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