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''A distributed system for people to send and
OK get this. A distributed system for people to send and
 
 
receive payments anonymously, instantly, reliably, and for
 
receive payments anonymously, instantly, reliably, and for
 
free. Payments are made in a new kind of money whose total
 
free. Payments are made in a new kind of money whose total
 
supply is limited and not controlled by any party.
 
supply is limited and not controlled by any party.
e-commerce would benefit and services, for example escrow
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e-commerce would benefit and services, for example [[:Category:Escrow Providers|escrow]]
or securing and remotely accessing your wallet, could  
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or securing and remotely accessing your [[wallet]], could  
 
be built on this technology.
 
be built on this technology.
  
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them. Keyword: bitcoins.
 
them. Keyword: bitcoins.
  
*walks out of elevator*
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*walks out of elevator*''
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==Criticism==
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Except that bitcoin transactions are not sufficiently anonymous, instantaneous nor free.

Latest revision as of 17:34, 24 August 2011

A distributed system for people to send and receive payments anonymously, instantly, reliably, and for free. Payments are made in a new kind of money whose total supply is limited and not controlled by any party. e-commerce would benefit and services, for example escrow or securing and remotely accessing your wallet, could be built on this technology.

Think BitTorrent meets PayPal.

Sound good? Well it already exists and I have x000 of them. Keyword: bitcoins.

  • walks out of elevator*


Criticism

Except that bitcoin transactions are not sufficiently anonymous, instantaneous nor free.