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The Romans didn't COMPLETELY take gold/silver/bronze out of their money though, did they?

Not everyone is a business....some italian guy in new york who wants to send $1000 to his 80 year old granny because she needs medicine, that she has to now go down to the government offices and fill out some paperwork to get a refund(that will probably take 2 months to get it)

Why you should buy.

Interesting...so how long after they took the silver/gold out of their money did it take for the Roman empire to fall? And when did we take the gold/silver out of our money, again? Hmm.

The Denarius used to be backed by the most powerful military on Earth too. How'd that work out for them?

You do not see the paradox in your statement do you? If the ape developed into another species, why are there still apes? If they didn't develop, then why are there humans?

Environment and Health Impacts Environmentalists expressed concerns about the impact of cash on the environment. “You would have thought that in 2014, we would have moved beyond cutting down trees, treating the wood with dangerous inks and transporting it with fossil fuels, only to...

http://ledracapital.com/blog/2014/2/17/bitcoin-series-19-bizarre-shadowy-paper-based-payment-system-being-rolled-out-worldwide Bizarre Shadowy Paper-Based Payment System Being Rolled Out Worldwide New York, February 17, 2013 World governments announced a plan today to allow citizens to...

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I usually do all my btc/doge conversions at cryptsy.com. Not sure if VoS does bitcoin to DOGE conversions, I think its all USD conversions. Also with cryptsy, you get these things called cryptsy points that you can sell for bitcoins (everytime you do a transaction you get these points) Its...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-16/money-launderer-until-proven-innocent-italy-imposes-20-tax-withholding-all-inbound-m So in Italy now, if you have an incoming wire transfer, you automatically pay 20% unless you can prove you're not a money launderer. Bitcoin is about to be the goto...

No, its just one of the first bitcoin exchanges that is falling apart right now(Mt. Gox) They were the "go to" guys that the media used when quoting bitcoin prices (because they were always $100 higher than every other legit exchange). Mt. Gox decided to blame bitcoin for its problems...

Ok, you convinced me...I'm trading in all my bitcoins... For tulips! http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/it-is-now-possible-to-buy-tulips-with-bitcoin/283797/

You do understand that when someone steals money from you in bank, we all pay for that right? You do understand that when the government decides to spend 1.6 trillion more than it takes in every year, we pay for that, right?

Bernie Madoff stole $150 billion dollars (20 times more than the cost of every single bitcoin in existence) Thats why the US dollar will never be a legitimate currency. Too easy for evil doers to steal all of your "money"

http://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/02/13/silk-road-2-hacked-bitcoins-stolen-unknown-amount/ Perfect timing for the silk road operators to make off with everyones bitcoins. Blamed it on the Malleability issue and said it was hackers.

As long as those rare tulips are in a painting and the name of the painter is Van Gogh. I'll write you a check tommorrow.

Going to reverse it on you a little. How many countries can you go to that you can use US dollars? Maybe 10-15% of the world will accept them as payment for goods & services? And the dollar has been around for 100s of years! :eek: Now lets mention the literally dozens of problems that...