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by atomical 3265 days ago
Bitcoin is used for drugs, prostitution, and gambling.

That terrible bug was the DAO, but that's the nature of the blockchain and applies to Bitcoin as well. If you want rollbacks you use a centralized server.

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Where can you pay for prostitutes with bitcoin? I've only ever seen cash and credit cards accepted.
I'm not familiar, but I know that 99% of the current startups that are using the ICO model are not targeting what made Bitcoin popular.
backpage accepts bitcoin. So do the girls who use backpage, as a result
Bitcoin was also used to fund development for Ethereum.