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by ph0rque 4589 days ago
you could lend out your bit coins to people who would agree to pay you back a slightly higher number of coins in the future.

Is this something that can be written into the Bitcoin protocol?
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qrohlf 4589 days ago
No. Bitcoins are designed to act like cash, so he would need to ask for some kind of collateral to ensure that people don't just run off with his bitcoins.
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