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What the hell is a bitcoin?

I actually saw this as one of the options to pay for something I purchased the other day online, but I had no clue what it was. Now I'm coming across this article and I'm a bit flummoxed.

(I think I just wanted to use the word flummoxed in a sentence today. I have no idea why.)

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Also, my Firefox was just upgraded to 20.0.1 and my Firefox 2 theme failed. Now my bookmark toolbar and tabs are clashing with the Aero-themed other toolbars. Ugh. Welcome to the age of annoying technological updates.

*Edit - I found a temp fix for my theme by downloading a "disable compatibility check" add-on. I don't like it as a fix, though.

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Date: 2013-04-22 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] jdack
I was puzzled by bitcoin for a while too. Basically it's only got two functions: buying illegal items online, and trading it for cash.

It's one of those things that only has value because people want it.

When it peaked at over $200 / coin the other day before the crash, a lot of people got rich selling theirs (and causing the crash.)

Wish I'd known about mining them 2 years ago.

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