[Sir_Cmpwn]

Because cryptocurrency is clearly the wrong solution to this problem. If they actually wanted to make a decentralized marketplace non-technical people can use they would not have used cryptocurrency.

[antidesitter]

cryptocurrency is clearly the wrong solution to this problem

Why is it the "wrong" solution to making a decentralized marketplace? What's the "right" solution?

[Sir_Cmpwn]

I've spoken about that in other branches of this thread. This tree is getting too deep, just read my other comments.

[antidesitter]

Can you indicate which comment you're referring to?

[acct1771]

The one where he says "Let MasterCard/VISA/US Gov control the digital economy."

[antidesitter]

Let MasterCard/VISA/US Gov control the digital economy.

And how is this a decentralized marketplace?

[tekknik]

what exactly are you trying to buy where any of those parties would care? I personally don’t care for another silk road. Anything else I buy I’m completely fine with any of those companies and my gov knowing

[acct1771]

A Wikileaks tshirt...?

Why take the risk, when we can handle it ourselves?

[DoctorOetker]

disregarding contraband, lots of people distrust the non-transparent bidding system on centralised platforms

[s73v3r_]

Something that the local people are actually using.

[antidesitter]

Can you be more specific? Are you referring to cash?

[baq]

Exactly. Or credit/debit cards.

[antidesitter]

How do you propose cash transactions be carried out over the internet?

How do credit/debit cards satisfy the proposition of a decentralized marketplace?

[s73v3r_]

"How do credit/debit cards satisfy the proposition of a decentralized marketplace?"

They're something that most people are actually using, allowing the marketplace to actually conduct commerce and exist.

[tekknik]

Perhaps the idea of a decentralized marketplace is a bad idea? What benefit does this actually give me in my everyday life where I don’t need to buy toilet paper anonymously?

[PascLeRasc]

Craigslist does fine [grasping for a number] 95% of the time.

[arisAlexis]

they just don't

[arisAlexis]

its not difficult to understand that if you make this system with existing currencies it is centralised by default since the payment processors can and will enforce restrictions. then why make it decentralised?