[timeout27]

Just dont let the funny-facts divert you from the important concepts: bitcoin = money-without-banks, first time in human history

[pmlnr]

> money-without-banks, first time in human history

... please google 'salt as currency'

[stordoff]

> money-without-banks

Wouldn't most of the history of commodity money be exactly that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_money

[joekrill]

That doesn't necessarily imply it's either a good or a bad thing, though.