http://techgeek.com.au/2012/06/18/bitcoin-feature/
Mielestäni varsin hyvä artikkeli. Harva artikkeli lopettaa positiivisella, toiveikkaalla lopetuksella. Tässä on positiivinen lopetus ja se on tärkeintä.
[i]"It seems like every week we learn of a new way to pay for things online, as if credit cards and physical cash weren’t good enough. Whether it’s an alternative (and I use the word alternative loosely, because only one phone has the damn thing) to credit cards, like Google Wallet, or online services like PayPal acting as the middleman for safe, online payments, there is a thirst for a modern way to pay for things.
The problem, though, is none of these systems, in my opinion, truly escape the idea of what money is right now. They make it easier, sure, but nothing fundamentally changes money for to better so it can fit into the globally connected world we live in. And Facebook Credits don’t count. All these systems have rules, restrictions, and in the end, are only incremental changes to money. They never make the fundamental problems with money better.
… As I said before, BitCoin is such an interesting idea that, while not entirely original, is the most innovative of its kind. It doesn’t aim to make small changes to the way we pay, but completely introduce a global currency, something that isn’t the safe way to change how we live, but it is what will change things, and it could become the future of money in decades to come. Although it could also just die. There are dangers, it is unstable economically, and software bugs may eventually be discovered, which would lead to a massive loss of trust and value of BitCoins or even a tragic destruction of the currency.
But, in the end, it’s just amazing to have a currency available that works globally. And I really think it could have potential, with more work to make it user friendly, to become huge. Hopefully, for the developers and owners of BitCoins, this is right."[/i]