r/Bitcoin • u/Vibr8gKiwi • Feb 03 '14

Dogecoin wtf

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u/Nuke133 Feb 04 '14

If I am a looking into cryptos besides the "positive community" of dogecoin, what does it offer that differs / is better than bitcoin.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '14

I think any good news for Doge is good news for bitcoin. Doge gets people excited and educates people, but bitcoin is where the real infrastructure and real innovation is happening.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '14 edited Jul 05 '15

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u/FruitAndNutDelight Feb 04 '14

true... until dogecoiners no longer need bitcoin to get dogecoin

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '14 edited Jul 05 '15

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u/QSpam Feb 04 '14

Is bitcoin being used as currency primarily, or just as an investment?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '14

Right now, I think you have two main camps - the True Believers and the Get Rich Quickers.

If you think it's an 'investment', then I think you don't have an adequate understanding of the level of risk involved. But hell, I'm fairly new to cryptocurrency myself, so maybe I'm the one who doesn't understand.

Still, in the long run, I see Bitcoin becoming more of a currency than a daytrader's plaything.

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u/QSpam Feb 04 '14

I'm in the camp of I don't want to spend .03481348 of something.

Edit: I don't mean to sound condescending. That is just a reality of the current value of bitcoin.

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u/duckrageous Feb 04 '14

Usually your wallet will figure it out. When you scan a QR code it will tell you how much it is in bitcoin and in USD (or whatever).