Anything wrong with using paypal? On Nov 3, 2011 6:55 PM, "Cider Jack" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bitcoin (or a similar system) would be ideal for OpenSim, IMO. The > need for a "universal" virtual currency for use among virtual worlds > is real. Bitcoin is a system already in place, with the advantages > Edgar mentioned and some caveats such as Simon mentions as well. It's > also already had a few other issues, including hoarding, rumors of > theft & counterfeiting, not to mention the recent collapse in exchange > value. > > I personally expect that a single currency that works seamlessly in > both virtual & real world will happen eventually. It's just a question > of when & how. > > OpenSim appears to be an ideal community to introduce a system and > work out the bugs before taking it to the next step (into the > real-world side of things). Decentralization is mandatory, as is > security of course. Not easy barriers to overcome! Not to mention, the > big banks (the 1%) that control the current real-world economy will do > all they can to outlaw it, or discredit & destroy it as soon as it > becomes in any way viable. > > Anyway, the idea fills me with both dread and excitement. These are > very interesting times we are living in! > > Cheers, > ~!CJ > > On 11/4/11, Slavin, Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 3 Nov 2011, at 2:35am, Edmund Edgar wrote: > > > >> It would be great if someone would build Bitcoin into the client so we > >> could use it as a decentralized hypergrid currency, but it wouldn't > >> help the OP - they want play money. Bitcoin is real money (*) - you > >> can trade it for dollars, RAM, illegal drugs or alpaca socks. > > > > And in some countries you'd have to register as a bank and/or with the > Data > > Protection Register (because you're keeping financial details about your > > users). Much simpler to go with fake money. > > > > Simon. > > _______________________________________________ > > Opensim-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >
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