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For all the fuss about Bitcoin, its most important impact might have nothing to do with money at all.
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Cash is not the enemy of bitcoin
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Why bitcoin needs competitors
Bitcoin's long-term chances of success are better if there are many other alternative, digital currencies, with many businesses investing in them.
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