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kybernetikos
on Oct 6, 2012
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Bitcoin's value is decentralization
> Bitcoins do not have value anymore then a paper dollar has value.
Actually slightly less, since paper dollars always have at least their joule value.
gizmo686
on Oct 7, 2012
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Is their any way to use that without commiting a federal crime?
mistercow
on Oct 8, 2012
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Well, if you don't make the bill unfit to be reissued (or don't intend to), you're in the clear in the US. The law with coins is more lenient; as long as you aren't defacing them fraudulently, it's not illegal.
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Actually slightly less, since paper dollars always have at least their joule value.