Outside of cryptocurrencies, what are the other uses of blockchain technology? Is this an area folks like us should look into? There is a lot of hype about it, but nothing more than folks regurgitating the name bitcoin as a mantra that I can find.
On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 8:50 PM, Howard White <[email protected]> wrote: > Jack brings up and interesting point. Many countries with instability, i.e. > Venezuela, Zimbabwe and others, the risk of Bitcoin is less than the risk of > the local currencies. Something of a moral hazard in the bigger scheme of > things. > > Howard > > > On 01/27/2018 06:43 PM, Jack Coats wrote: >> >> IMHO, if bitcoin is your base currency, it's value doesn't matter as >> much as if it is a secondary currency (which it is). Most people >> deal with $$, Euro, pounds sterling, or whatever as their base >> currency, and 'trade' in other currencies (bitcoin, stocks, bonds, >> foreign currency, etc) >> >> When dealing with secondary currencies (bitcoin, stocks, bonds, gold >> bars, diamonds, foreign country currencies, or any other >> 'investment'), never 'bet more than you can afford to loose'. >> >> Just my thoughts. >> > -- ><> ... Jack The Four Boxes of Liberty - "There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo. Please use in that order." "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - Admiral Grace Hopper, USN "The most dangerous phrase in the language is "We’ve always done it this way"-- Admiral Grace Hopper, USN "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Ben Franklin -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
