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Bitcoin is your money, immune to abuse by governments and banks. | Bitcoin is your money, immune to abuse by governments and banks. | ||
What is bitcoin? | == What is bitcoin? == | ||
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital money system. In face, it is an entirely new currency unit, floating freely against dollars, euros, and yen. | Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital money system. In face, it is an entirely new currency unit, floating freely against dollars, euros, and yen. | ||
Why should I care? | == Why should I care? == | ||
There is no central authority issuing or controlling bitcoin. It is not attached to any governmnet, bank, or organization, and thus it permits an advancement of human freedom and trade never before possible. | There is no central authority issuing or controlling bitcoin. It is not attached to any governmnet, bank, or organization, and thus it permits an advancement of human freedom and trade never before possible. | ||
How does that work? | == How does that work? == | ||
Bitcoin is a breakthrough in cryptographic technology, permitting the "coins" to be transferred from person to person via a peer-to-peer network. There will never be more then 21 million coins. If you understand the implications of this, head down the rabbit hole... | Bitcoin is a breakthrough in cryptographic technology, permitting the "coins" to be transferred from person to person via a peer-to-peer network. There will never be more then 21 million coins. If you understand the implications of this, head down the rabbit hole... | ||
Supporting sites: | == Supporting sites == | ||
* http:// | * [http://OperationBitcoin.org/portland OperationBitcoin.org] | ||
* http:// | * [http://WeUseCoins.com WeUseCoins.com] | ||
* http://exchb.com/en/r/sw/0/introduction-to-bitcoin | * [http://Emergent-Culture.com/the-democratization-of-money-is-bitcoin-the-currency-of-liberation-new-economy-transition-town-monetary-reform-economic/ Emergent-Culture.com] | ||
* http:// | * [http://exchb.com/en/r/sw/0/introduction-to-bitcoin EXCHB.com] | ||
* http:// | * [http://StuffExists.com/numbers/ StuffExists.com] | ||
* [http://Bit-Pay.com Bit-Pay.com] | |||
Flyers | == Flyers == | ||
* http://stuffexists.com/flyers/print_poster.pdf | * [http://stuffexists.com/flyers/print_poster.pdf Poster (PDF)] | ||
* http://stuffexists.com/flyers/operation_card.png | * [http://stuffexists.com/flyers/operation_card.png Flyer] | ||
* http://stuffexists.com/flyers/operation_card.svg | ** [http://stuffexists.com/flyers/operation_card.svg small flyer] | ||
Merchants candidates for POS bitcoin accepting | == Merchants candidates for POS bitcoin accepting == | ||
* | * [[People's Coop]] | ||
* Mirador Community store | * [[Mirador Community store]] | ||
* Papa G's | * [[Papa G's]] | ||
IRC Freenode, #OccupyPortland and #OperationBitcoin | |||
[[Category:Occupy Portland|Bitcoin]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:37, 3 August 2012
<<< Return to Occupy Portland <<<
Bitcoin is your money, immune to abuse by governments and banks.
What is bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital money system. In face, it is an entirely new currency unit, floating freely against dollars, euros, and yen.
Why should I care?
There is no central authority issuing or controlling bitcoin. It is not attached to any governmnet, bank, or organization, and thus it permits an advancement of human freedom and trade never before possible.
How does that work?
Bitcoin is a breakthrough in cryptographic technology, permitting the "coins" to be transferred from person to person via a peer-to-peer network. There will never be more then 21 million coins. If you understand the implications of this, head down the rabbit hole...
Supporting sites
Flyers
Merchants candidates for POS bitcoin accepting
IRC Freenode, #OccupyPortland and #OperationBitcoin