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I hereby request that our uberevilmod Serica (playful jest referring to the Akbar) bans every single user who ever has the nerve to begin a topic on bitcoin, or hijacks another thread in order to propagandize the bitcoin.
As tempting as that might sound, it is undeniable that Bitcoin is being taken more seriously than I've ever noticed that other 'alternate' currencies have been.
For example, governments are investigating/implementing taxation arrangements around Bitcoin trading/transactions.
Also I notice that Microsoft have recently started to accept payment in Bitcoin (
http://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose...-and-more-for-windows-windows-phone-and-xbox/).
None of that means that MindArk needs to accept Bitcoin for deposits or withdrawals.
As I see it, Bitcoin would as yet represent an unacceptable level of risk for a business of the size of MindArk, where Bitcoin may be used by someone for deposit, but other currencies demanded for withdrawal. Whereas Microsoft, being several magnitudes of order larger, can withstand a potential associated loss, and is essentially only exchanging it for 'virtual' items (ie games etc), not physical products or other currency.
I vote for Ripple (currency XRP) deposits instead.
I vote for Ripple (currency XRP) deposits instead.
Never heard of these before, but from the brief bit I've found online so far, Ripple XRP is not a medium of exchange but a digital 'bridge' currency, used to facilitate trading between rarely traded currency pairs for foreign currency trading (which is a risky business to be involved in, requiring specialised knowledge and experience).
As the Entropian currency, PED, is tied to USD, then at least one side of the currency pair is NOT 'rarely traded', so I really can't see the need for MA to be exposed to Ripple XRP.
I'd much rather they focussed on creating a great game than lost their (and our) shirts on arbitrage trading.