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by logicallee 4573 days ago
what do you think the definition of "$200,000 in bitcoins" is?
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I think it means its 200k in "bitcoin" thats near impossible to cash out at such volumes. So I think this is a PR stunt and nothing more.

Rolling your own encryption has always been proven to be the worst idea.

If you don't like BTC and other cryptocurrencies, we will be happy to transfer regular 200,000 USD to you after you win. It's up to you.
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I personally think it's great that people are trying various solutions. Disclaimer: I know little about cryptography

There's more than enough volume on any established exchange. $200,000 is roughly 380 BTC at the current price on Bitstamp (~$530). If you were to sell 380 BTC now on Bitstamp there are enough buy orders for the entire sell to be filled before the price got to $525.
$200k in Bitcoin is relatively easy to cash out without affecting the market much these days.
You can easily cash that out today. $200k is not a huge deal.
200k USD will be paid in BTC
Well it's $200,000 today, $386,000 tomorrow, $120 the day after that...
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