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by douche 3276 days ago
The British East India Company was able to do this; they issued their own currency at various times. I'm not sure we'll ever see a company with that kind of temporal power again, though.
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xyzzy_plugh 3276 days ago
Amazon Coins?

(I'm only half joking)

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douche 3276 days ago
I would not terribly surprised... I already have an Amazon Chase credit card that gives me significantly more cash back for Amazon purchases.

I don't think Amazon is planning on a standing army or navy yet, however

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yorwba 3276 days ago
Armies and navies are the past, drone fleets are the future.
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bluetwo 3271 days ago
Amazon literally has a patent on drone fleets.
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