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gvido on July 22, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Operators of Coin.mx arrested by the FBI

> * No, bitcoin is totally meaningless if you can’t pay for food in it.

Thuisbezorgd, the largest site for ordering take-out food in the Netherlands accepts bitcoin.

kuschku on July 22, 2015 [–]

Yes, but it’s not widely accepted.

And it probably never will be – transactions speeds are horrible (even international wire transfers through SEPA are faster than Bitcoin transactions) and the energy usage of the mining systems is growing exponentially.

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