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. | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 IS BITCOIN GOING TO BE A STRICTLY ONLINE BUSINESS OR WILL THERE BE A PHYSICAL KIND OF STORE WHERE YOU BUY HARDWARE, GET SOFTWARE VERIFIED, BUY P2P, USE ATMS, GET ADVICE, HAVE MEETUPS, BUY ANON SHIT WITH CASH, BUY SWAG ETC
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Scrotus | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Eventually, but Bitcoin is still being monitozed
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. | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I particulary think about Moms trying to figure out how to self custody bitcoin, run a family node etc. and that internet purchases are not more secure than a trustworthy local business.
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Nullifier | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think it really needs to be peer to peer.
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DomOliveira | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Very good advise therefore is not easy to trust or find a p2p...searching around seams to narrow the pipe rather than open the gates!
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. | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This is what I am trying to square: There is over a trillion dollar market cap and no one has any use for a store?
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. | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Pawnshops do big numbers in coin.
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. | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Now maybe you see what I am saying. If you could pay cash for all your hardware, get verified software, buy p2p in a safe place...upscale mom bitcoin boutique?
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. | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Clearly an interesting balance to strike and shows my original point which is that there is a huge gap between investment levels and street level normalcy.