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December 12, 2013, 09:58:29 AM
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Ernst & Young have come out saying that Bitcoin shouldn't be viewed as a currency and is merely a platform for enabling microtransactions and e-commerce payments.

Opinions? I am struggling to understand how it can operate as a means of transferring money without being money itself? Unless they are more implying it WON'T be a currency rather than it can't be.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/11/ernst-young-warn-bitcoin-payment-problems
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December 12, 2013, 10:11:11 AM
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Bitcoin is a currency, even though there is a group of moneyed interests working to cripple it.
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December 12, 2013, 10:18:07 AM
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Could you perhaps break down the article I linked and give your opinion on each?
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December 12, 2013, 10:19:20 AM
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It is very well explained here how there is a Bitcoin network and bitcoin currency (beware the capital letters Smiley) And why the one derives its value form the other:

http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-intrinsic-value-alan-greenspan/
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December 12, 2013, 10:46:16 AM
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This is the opinion of an accounting firm.  Accounting is a fraudulent profession that Bitcoin obsoletes.  These types of people have been attempting to bolt their convoluted legalist crap onto Bitcoin for a couple of years now, in order to turn Bitcoin into a vehicle for their fraud.  They seem to have the ultimate aim of turning Bitcoin into a second-rate Paypal competitor.  Unfortunately, for some completely incomprehensible reason, this pathetic endeavour has gained a lot of traction among a vocal group of Bitcoin adopters.
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December 12, 2013, 10:58:53 AM
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Explained here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=322058.msg3916390#msg3916390
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December 12, 2013, 03:03:40 PM
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Quote from: deed02392 on December 12, 2013, 09:58:29 AM
Ernst & Young have come out saying that Bitcoin shouldn't be viewed as a currency and is merely a platform for enabling microtransactions and e-commerce payments.

Opinions? I am struggling to understand how it can operate as a means of transferring money without being money itself? Unless they are more implying it WON'T be a currency rather than it can't be.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/11/ernst-young-warn-bitcoin-payment-problems
Bitcoin has many uses.

What they are effectivly saying is eventualy 1btc will give its holder the privilage to transfer so much fiat/securitys/assets/commodities on the bitcoin network.

This approach can peg 1btc value at over 1Billion usd considering the amount of decimal places 1BTC has
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