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June 24, 2012, 06:44:18 AM |
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I contacted them on twitter about bitcoin last week and I am hopeful they will accept btc for it in future.
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Garr255
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June 24, 2012, 06:47:40 AM |
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I asked some questions in their chat box, but nobody's gotten back to me yet.
The "Earn" section makes me think it is Bitcoin related, although they have nothing there yet.
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June 24, 2012, 06:48:26 AM |
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Paypal competitor fail.
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"The powers of financial capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be controlled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent meetings and conferences. The apex of the systems was to be the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a private bank owned and controlled by the world's central banks which were themselves private corporations. Each central bank...sought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level of economic activity in the country, and to influence cooperative politicians by subsequent economic rewards in the business world."
- Carroll Quigley, CFR member, mentor to Bill Clinton, from 'Tragedy And Hope'
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June 24, 2012, 06:49:13 AM |
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Another one of these pops up every year or so -- e-Gold, Liberty Reserve, Dwolla, Pecunix, etc.
None of them ever end up being actual currencies. Besides, currencies that are pegged to other currencies are not really true currencies either.
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Garr255
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June 24, 2012, 06:56:29 AM |
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Another one of these pops up every year or so -- e-Gold, Liberty Reserve, Dwolla, Pecunix, etc.
None of them are ever end up being actual currencies. Besides, currencies that are pegged to other currencies are not really true currencies either.
But if they make transferring currency more efficient, then why not? |
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June 24, 2012, 07:01:49 AM |
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But if they make transferring currency more efficient, then why not?
Well, it's fraudulent for one. Advertising a "currency" and then delivering a "payment processing system" is fraud. Look at the clusterfuck that Dwolla created, for instance. |
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Garr255
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June 24, 2012, 07:11:33 AM |
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But if they make transferring currency more efficient, then why not?
Well, it's fraudulent for one. Advertising a "currency" and then delivering a "payment processing system" is fraud. Look at the clusterfuck that Dwolla created, for instance. Yeah I have $180 tied up in there... |
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June 24, 2012, 12:12:58 PM |
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Apparently they can't even do basic math: How does the exchange rate work? Kurrenci says you take the purchase price and divide it by the store’s exchange rate. For example, if a shirt you want costs $50 and the exchange rate is $1.25, then you pay just 40 Kurrenci. You save $10.  EDIT: or I guess it's the author of this article, Bakari Chavanu, that can't do math? EDIT2: Ah no, it's taken directly from their FAQ https://kurrenci.com/public/FAQ so it's actually them that can't do the math. Basically they claim the merchant will be able to save on transactions fees which will allow him to offer a lower price which will be the only reason for a positive exchange rate. |
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June 24, 2012, 12:15:51 PM |
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The CEO and founder, Mosheh, is a friend of mine from the early days and we went to college together.
We have spoken many times about Bitcoin and Kurrenci and he plans to integrate with Bitinstant to allow for Bitcoin deposits as well as our other methods.
Will keep everyone updated.
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June 24, 2012, 12:18:04 PM |
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The CEO and founder, Mosheh, is a friend of mine from the early days and we went to college together.
We have spoken many times about Bitcoin and Kurrenci and he plans to integrate with Bitinstant to allow for Bitcoin deposits as well as our other methods.
Will keep everyone updated.
-Charlie
Have I mentioned that you rock, Charlie! Sidenote, I talked to these guys on twitter, it seems like they process chargebacks. |
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June 24, 2012, 12:19:31 PM |
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Hey at least they didn't pull a dwolla by saying that they are chargeback-able from the beginning.
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June 24, 2012, 12:23:50 PM |
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Apparently they can't even do basic math: How does the exchange rate work? Kurrenci says you take the purchase price and divide it by the store’s exchange rate. For example, if a shirt you want costs $50 and the exchange rate is $1.25, then you pay just 40 Kurrenci. You save $10. EDIT: or I guess it's the author of this article, Bakari Chavanu, that can't do math? EDIT2: Ah no, it's taken directly from their FAQ https://kurrenci.com/public/FAQ so it's actually them that can't do the math. Basically they claim the merchant will be able to save on transactions fees which will allow him to offer a lower price which will be the only reason for a positive exchange rate. I thought that merchants would be doing a higher exchange rate to lure buyers in. It's a very abstract idea that I seriously doubt will work. |
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June 24, 2012, 12:25:39 PM |
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Yeah I'm highly skeptical this will work. I don't see how they're going to save merchants money and make a profit and offer 1:1 exchange rate and make money.
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June 24, 2012, 12:30:24 PM |
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I've read the FAQ, it's so much fail, so much fail.  |
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June 24, 2012, 12:50:45 PM |
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I asked some questions in their chat box, but nobody's gotten back to me yet.
The "Earn" section makes me think it is Bitcoin related, although they have nothing there yet.
Hi Garret! I can seee youuu!  |
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June 24, 2012, 01:02:57 PM |
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Another one of these pops up every year or so -- e-Gold, Liberty Reserve, Dwolla, Pecunix, etc.
None of them ever end up being actual currencies. Besides, currencies that are pegged to other currencies are not really true currencies either.
Hang on, does that mean I cannot speculate on it, except I want to speculate on the Dollar itself!? Dammed! |
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June 24, 2012, 09:51:26 PM |
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Another one of these pops up every year or so -- e-Gold, Liberty Reserve, Dwolla, Pecunix, etc.
None of them ever end up being actual currencies. Besides, currencies that are pegged to other currencies are not really true currencies either.
Hang on, does that mean I cannot speculate on it, except I want to speculate on the Dollar itself!? Dammed! LOL…I think people underestimate how important this will prove to be in Bitcoin's success. As Bitcoin's price grinds higher, it's going to become very difficult for people to ignore. |
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June 24, 2012, 10:04:36 PM |
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OMFG! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F29PYXSZhqcAnd they say Bitcoin is too volatile for commerce... Kurrenci is volatocoin in person as you never now how much it's worth. You just know the minimum value of it. Are these guys for real? |
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