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by hmsimha 4562 days ago
I also see a strong future for bitcoin in this scenario. Virtual minds are going to have a hard time paying for things with cash. They'll probably want some form of currency to pay for their Amazon EC2 instances to offload various components of their sentience, essentially slowing down their perception of the passage of time so they can get more accomplished faster.
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Right.

Because there's no way, today, to pay for an EC2 instance without involving physical cash.