> just because you haven't come across it, it must not exist.<br><br>Did I say that, wise guy?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Martin Bogomolni <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martinbogo@gmail.com" target="_blank">martinbogo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Ah, yes.. just because you haven't come across it, it must not exist.<br>
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*chuckle*<br>
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The real advantage is the Bitcoin is the "Tor" of currency. Many<br>
places, people, and businesses now accept it.<br>
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-M<br>
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On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Ever Falling <<a href="mailto:everfalling@gmail.com">everfalling@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> what are the advantages of having currency in bitcoins? I've never come<br>
> across anywhere that accepts them.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Martin Bogomolni <<a href="mailto:martinbogo@gmail.com">martinbogo@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Nym,<br>
>><br>
>> I use bitinstant when I need to convert USD to bitcoin. They have a<br>
>> remarkably fast, and fairly anonymous way for me to make cash deposits<br>
>> at 7-11/Walmart/Walgreens/CVS and convert it to BTC with a ~3% fee.<br>
>><br>
>> I also have one of the new BitInstant debit cards. This will make<br>
>> conversion to/from BTC much easier.<br>
>><br>
>> For quantities under $100, I also do personal exchanges using physical<br>
>> bitcoins from Casascius.<br>
>><br>
>> -M<br>
>><br>
>> On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Tom Longson (nym) <<a href="mailto:tomlong@gmail.com">tomlong@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> > Hey Noisebridge,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I put together this guide, which tries to help people out with real<br>
>> > world<br>
>> > advice on how to buy bitcoins, using credit cards, cash, and a bunch of<br>
>> > different ways.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > <a href="http://howdoyoubuybitcoins.com/" target="_blank">http://howdoyoubuybitcoins.com/</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > It doesn't go into detail too much about what bitcoins are (lots of<br>
>> > people<br>
>> > have covered that) but it does try to make it easier to buy bitcoins.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Once you have one, you might wanna go to get cupcakes on 9th st, or<br>
>> > donate<br>
>> > to 1B5sJQ6Wu6AmK9xG5YTic4Nszw4PS7UMAM (noisebridge donations)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Cheers,<br>
>> > nym<br>
>> ><br>
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