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<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:11, 29 December 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the first bitcoin machines in the US, it didn't remain long at this location in Albuquerque.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Amanda Kooser/CNET&lt;br&gt;Ten years ago<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, as the global economy was in the middle of the worst meltdown in generations, a savior was born. At least</del>,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-bali-indonesia-4-ngay-3-dem-tu-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-bay.html <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">tour bali giá rẻ</del>] that was the hope. On Oct. 31, 2008, a [ paper outlining a new &quot;peer-to-peer electronic cash system&quot; called bitcoin] quietly appeared online.&lt;br&gt;A decade later, bitcoin and the blockchain technology that underlies it are among the most talked about innovations, but there's often vociferous disagreement about whether they're leading a revolution or a bubble bursting in slow motion. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Over the past several years, I've attempted to use cryptocurrencies across the real world and gone down the rabbit hole of blockchain technology, but the most detailed analysis I can offer is that the future still seems cloudy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's easy to imagine a tomorrow in which blockchain and bitcoin&lt;br&gt;are the next Internet: a ridiculously disruptive set of technologies that change nearly everything they touch and remake the world in their own image.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But many others say the tech is flawed without a solid use case (aside from [/news/cryptocurrency-cybercrimes-mean-easy-money/ buying drugs and other illicit things off the dark web]) and uses so much energy a[/news/bitcoin-is-actually-going-to-ruin-the-world-climate-scientists-say/  recent study found it is a significant contributor to climate change].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now playing:&lt;br&gt;Watch this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bitcoin: A beginner's guide&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;3:09&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Right now various blockchain startups promise to use the peer-to-peer transaction technology to revolutionize everything from our financial system and how we vote to improving today's maligned social networks. Some even offer [/news/walmart-picks-blockchain-to-track-food-safety-with-veggie-suppliers/ better ways to get fresh fruit into your shopping cart].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And yet, whenever I have made an earnest attempt to use the original blockchain the way it was originally envisioned, the experience has been far from revolutionary. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now playing:&lt;br&gt;Watch this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What the heck is blockchain?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1:49&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Back in 2014, with a total of 10 bitcoins to my name, I tried to complete a road trip around the US Southwest using only bitcoin. I mapped out the limited bitcoin ATMs and establishments willing to accept the cryptocurrency in the region. As a backup, I secured an oddball debit card backed by a Polish bank that allowed me to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.ehow.com/search.html?s=deposit%20bitcoin </del>deposit bitcoin<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] </del>into an account that I could then tap into using the card connected to the Mastercard network. In theory, the card was simply a means of converting bitcoin to dollars at the point of sale, which was kind of a cheat, I suppose.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The whole experiment failed miserably. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The [ ], <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">employees at cafes and </del> [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-bali-indonesia-4-ngay-3-dem-tu-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-bay.html <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">kynghidongduong.vn</del>] other establishments advertised as bitcoin-friendly had no idea how to accept the currency and some of the funds I moved to my bitcoin debit card also went MIA, never to be seen again. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dream of an alternate currency was more of a nightmare in the wild in those early days. &lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the first bitcoin machines in the US, it didn't remain long at this location in Albuquerque.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Amanda Kooser/CNET&lt;br&gt;Ten years ago,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-bali-indonesia-4-ngay-3-dem-tu-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-bay.html <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">kynghidongduong.vn</ins>] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">as the global economy was in the middle of the worst meltdown in generations, a savior was born. At least, </ins>that was the hope. On Oct. 31, 2008, a [ paper outlining a new &quot;peer-to-peer electronic cash system&quot; called bitcoin] quietly appeared online.&lt;br&gt;A decade later, bitcoin and the blockchain technology that underlies it are among the most talked about innovations, but there's often vociferous disagreement about whether they're leading a revolution or a bubble bursting in slow motion. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Over the past several years, I've attempted to use cryptocurrencies across the real world and gone down the rabbit hole of blockchain technology, but the most detailed analysis I can offer is that the future still seems cloudy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's easy to imagine a tomorrow in which blockchain and bitcoin&lt;br&gt;are the next Internet: a ridiculously disruptive set of technologies that change nearly everything they touch and remake the world in their own image.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But many others say the tech is flawed without a solid use case (aside from [/news/cryptocurrency-cybercrimes-mean-easy-money/ buying drugs and other illicit things off the dark web]) and uses so much energy a[/news/bitcoin-is-actually-going-to-ruin-the-world-climate-scientists-say/  recent study found it is a significant contributor to climate change].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now playing:&lt;br&gt;Watch this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bitcoin: A beginner's guide&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;3:09&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Right now various blockchain startups promise to use the peer-to-peer transaction technology to revolutionize everything from our financial system and how we vote to improving today's maligned social networks. Some even offer [/news/walmart-picks-blockchain-to-track-food-safety-with-veggie-suppliers/ better ways to get fresh fruit into your shopping cart].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And yet, whenever I have made an earnest attempt to use the original blockchain the way it was originally envisioned, the experience has been far from revolutionary. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now playing:&lt;br&gt;Watch this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What the heck is blockchain?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1:49&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Back in 2014, with a total of 10 bitcoins to my name, I tried to complete a road trip around the US Southwest using only bitcoin. I mapped out the limited bitcoin ATMs and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/sitesearch.do?querystring=establishments </ins>establishments<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] </ins>willing to accept the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.51ideas.com/?s=cryptocurrency </ins>cryptocurrency<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] </ins>in the region. As a backup, I secured an oddball debit card backed by a Polish bank that allowed me to deposit bitcoin into an account that I could then tap into using the card connected to the Mastercard network. In theory, the card was simply a means of converting bitcoin to dollars at the point of sale, which was kind of a cheat, I suppose.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The whole experiment failed miserably. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The [ ],  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-bali-indonesia-4-ngay-3-dem-tu-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-bay.html <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">tour bali giá rẻ</ins>] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">employees at cafes and </ins>other establishments advertised as bitcoin-friendly had no idea how to accept the currency and some of the funds I moved to my bitcoin debit card also went MIA, never to be seen again. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dream of an alternate currency was more of a nightmare in the wild in those early days. &lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Created page with &quot;id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the first bitcoin machines...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>id=&quot;article-body&quot; class=&quot;row&quot; section=&quot;article-body&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the first bitcoin machines in the US, it didn't remain long at this location in Albuquerque.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Amanda Kooser/CNET&lt;br&gt;Ten years ago, as the global economy was in the middle of the worst meltdown in generations, a savior was born. At least, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-bali-indonesia-4-ngay-3-dem-tu-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-bay.html tour bali giá rẻ] that was the hope. On Oct. 31, 2008, a [ paper outlining a new &quot;peer-to-peer electronic cash system&quot; called bitcoin] quietly appeared online.&lt;br&gt;A decade later, bitcoin and the blockchain technology that underlies it are among the most talked about innovations, but there's often vociferous disagreement about whether they're leading a revolution or a bubble bursting in slow motion. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Over the past several years, I've attempted to use cryptocurrencies across the real world and gone down the rabbit hole of blockchain technology, but the most detailed analysis I can offer is that the future still seems cloudy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's easy to imagine a tomorrow in which blockchain and bitcoin&lt;br&gt;are the next Internet: a ridiculously disruptive set of technologies that change nearly everything they touch and remake the world in their own image.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But many others say the tech is flawed without a solid use case (aside from [/news/cryptocurrency-cybercrimes-mean-easy-money/ buying drugs and other illicit things off the dark web]) and uses so much energy a[/news/bitcoin-is-actually-going-to-ruin-the-world-climate-scientists-say/ recent study found it is a significant contributor to climate change].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now playing:&lt;br&gt;Watch this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bitcoin: A beginner's guide&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;3:09&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Right now various blockchain startups promise to use the peer-to-peer transaction technology to revolutionize everything from our financial system and how we vote to improving today's maligned social networks. Some even offer [/news/walmart-picks-blockchain-to-track-food-safety-with-veggie-suppliers/ better ways to get fresh fruit into your shopping cart].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And yet, whenever I have made an earnest attempt to use the original blockchain the way it was originally envisioned, the experience has been far from revolutionary. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now playing:&lt;br&gt;Watch this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What the heck is blockchain?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1:49&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Back in 2014, with a total of 10 bitcoins to my name, I tried to complete a road trip around the US Southwest using only bitcoin. I mapped out the limited bitcoin ATMs and establishments willing to accept the cryptocurrency in the region. As a backup, I secured an oddball debit card backed by a Polish bank that allowed me to [http://www.ehow.com/search.html?s=deposit%20bitcoin deposit bitcoin] into an account that I could then tap into using the card connected to the Mastercard network. In theory, the card was simply a means of converting bitcoin to dollars at the point of sale, which was kind of a cheat, I suppose.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The whole experiment failed miserably. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The [ ], employees at cafes and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-bali-indonesia-4-ngay-3-dem-tu-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-bay.html kynghidongduong.vn] other establishments advertised as bitcoin-friendly had no idea how to accept the currency and some of the funds I moved to my bitcoin debit card also went MIA, never to be seen again. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dream of an alternate currency was more of a nightmare in the wild in those early days. &lt;br&gt;</div>

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