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You're right, it's pretty theoretical at this point. But as Chris Dixon points out, most big ideas start out looking like toys: http://cdixon.org/2010/01/03/the-next-big-thing-will-start-o...


Don't be ridiculous. The USD isn't about to be disintermediated. The Euro, maybe...but then by the USD.


Bitcoin is unlikely to replace the dollar, but if I were Paypal I'd be worried..


I don't know why this got downvoted.

With the financial trouble in Portugal, Spain and Greece and the imbalance in monetary and fiscal health (Contrast those 3 with Germany) within the EU, the Euro looks very shaky indeed.


Thanks for that link... amazing how well bitcoin fits into that picture.




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