Comments on: What Are Bitcoins And Why Should You Care? https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/what-is-bitcoin-and-why-should-you-care/ get excited Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: parallxq https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/what-is-bitcoin-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-35765 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:34:00 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=18891#comment-35765 Forbes on why bitcoins are not money: “Money is most optimal when it is fixed in value just as commerce is
facilitated when we have fixed weights and measures. When you buy a
pound of hamburger you expect to get 16 ounces of meat. An hour has 60
minutes. A mile has 5280 feet. These measurements don’t ‘float.’ So too
money best lubricates commerce when it has a fixed value.”

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