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Natanael_L on July 21, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitcoin: the Stripe perspective

So you want Ripple, essentially.

You should be aware that anything dependent on a small set of entities can fail spectacularly. You never know if they get hacked, bankrupt, sued, raided, etc ...

Alex-Galapagos on July 21, 2014 [–]

Ripple is a rip-off. You buy a gift card and the money stays there..

wcummings on July 22, 2014 | [–]

Ripple allows people to issue cryptographically secured debt securities, not sure what you think it is

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