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by mkramlich 4614 days ago
indeed

upside of Bitcoin: no banks needed. or, anybody can run their own bank. innovate

downside of Bitcoin: anyone will run their own "bank". They will put Fortress in the name. It will be their first or second Rails app. They will live in their parent's basement. They will be experiencing puberty. But their stuff will be "secure" because they use "https://" on a few of their pages. Yeah.