[ujal]

At the minimum you can't fake its value.

[tptacek]

No, obviously you can. You're confusing the bits covered by a signature with the real-world interpretation of those bits.

[ujal]

Well, good luck getting even the real inflation rate from a corrupt government.

[tptacek]

Good luck buying a slice of pizza with bitcoin.

[ujal]

In Zimbabwe you can.

[tedunangst]

Sometimes I wonder what percentage of the people talking about all the things one can do with bitcoin in Zimbabwe have been to Zimbabwe and done those things.

[ujal]

In this case I was the child of my parent. But given that people over there are selling their cattle with bitcoins it seems not too far off.