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aaron-lebo on Oct 4, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bill Gates: Bitcoin Is 'Better Than Currency'

You could walk into a Wal-mart or CVS with cash and buy a prepaid debit card. Not instant, but not especially difficult.

gress on Oct 5, 2014 [–]

True but it puts paid to this ridiculous idea that transferring money via Bitcoin is somehow more convenient than regular banking.

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