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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Slacker on November 28, 2013, 01:29:03 PM

Title: Bit Coins
Post by: Slacker on November 28, 2013, 01:29:03 PM
Didn't know a lot about them so had a quick look on Wiki

Been on the news that someone has lost £4M because he left them on an old hard drive which he eventually threw away and then realised how much value they had gained.

Not really clear how the currency gets started in the first place but I suppose it's a scaled down version of how a country's currency works
Title: Re: Bit Coins
Post by: Alsatian on November 28, 2013, 03:09:56 PM
Quote from: Slacker on November 28, 2013, 01:29:03 PM
Didn't know a lot about them so had a quick look on Wiki

Been on the news that someone has lost £4M because he left them on an old hard drive which he eventually threw away and then realised how much value they had gained.

Not really clear how the currency gets started in the first place but I suppose it's a scaled down version of how a country's currency works

Que???  :-[
Title: Re: Bit Coins
Post by: Slacker on November 28, 2013, 08:18:56 PM
Not that conversant with them, tells you a bit on Wikipedia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289)
Title: Re: Bit Coins
Post by: Alsatian on November 29, 2013, 01:47:07 PM
Quote from: Slacker on November 28, 2013, 08:18:56 PM
Not that conversant with them, tells you a bit on Wikipedia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289)

Thanks for the link - oh dear, bet he feels bad.