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Originally posted by AzureSky
I refuse. Sorry.
When the power goes out the digital currency is worthless.
If a hurricane rolls through and i need to get anything (live in a city), i need cash.
I dont think many people are going to approve of an all digital currency.
Originally posted by Unity_99
reply to post by TheLastStand
Mandatory? It isn't going to happen. Period. Canadians are not the crew to try experiments on, they are the most conservative (I don't politically) group there is and don't jump into anything new.
"Those cards should be available in November, and will roll out over the next five years. They'll be free and mandatory for all British Columbians, requiring millions of people to re-enrol into the healthcare system. The project is expected to cost the government about $150 million. People will also have the option of combining their new CareCard and driver's licence into one B.C. Services Card."
Originally posted by ChaoticOrder
They are apparently already using this same currency in Greece, I made a thread about not too long ago:
Greece on the breadline: cashless currency takes off
Bitcoin is still 100% superior in every way (including anonymous transactions), there is nothing really advantageous or revolutionary about this digital currency from what I can see, even compared to our current currencies this new digital currency has no groundbreaking advantages, except that it's easier to manage your money online.
Originally posted by beezzer
I can imagine a "barter currency" cropping up locally is a variety of areas.
Digital currency?
Pull the plug.
Originally posted by TheLastStand
Originally posted by beezzer
I can imagine a "barter currency" cropping up locally is a variety of areas.
Digital currency?
Pull the plug.
oh you just wait and watch the sheep buy into this, they are marketing it as something to make online transactions "easier". LOL! How trendy!
not so, google how often a server of theirs gets hacked.
Paper, 1's and 0's, you know at least the paper is worth something