Quote from: AlexGR on May 30, 2016, 01:31:50 PM

Quote from: clopoterian on May 30, 2016, 01:22:39 PM

Quote from: AlexGR on May 30, 2016, 01:16:06 PM

Let's say you live in Venezuela. What do you dump for shopping? Local fiat that is being printed like no tomorrow, or BTC that will increase in value (compared to local fiat)?

At Venezuela btc has much higher store of value characteristics than a shopping currency.

I'm not sure I understand your objection.
Are you telling me that it's smart for Venezuela stores to accept bitcoin, because no one uses it, or that it's stupid for stores to accept bitcoin, because no one uses it?
Please be specific.

You have a situation with rampant inflation in your local currency.

You can "spend" dollars as well (if you have them) for shopping, but that would not be wise (for you as a spender) but it would be very good for the shop. It's the same for BTC.

So a store can "accept" anything that is better than Venezuelan currency (let's say you have a shop and you put a sign on it "Now you can buy your groceries with gold, silver, USD and BTC") but the store owner can only wish a client would spend such, instead of using local currency.

So much I can teach you about economics Roll Eyes

The store owner can do much more than "only wish a client would spend such, instead of using local currency." He can give discounts for the currency he wishes to be paid in. That's not even econ. 101, that's kindergarten 101. Duh.

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The "non-use" of hard assets and currencies for buying stuff in an inflationary economy is simultaneously a use for storing value. You can't have both at the same time.

Thanks for that bit on insight, Professor Gresham.

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So to answer your question: If you are a store and you accept bitcoin its smart for you (since you will take the BTCs of the client) but dumb for the BTC-holder to spend it. He should spend local fiat that will go down in rates in like ...the next day or week. This is what must be dumped (the fastest the better).

And logic fails you once again. It is *NOT* smart for me to accept BTC if no one uses it, just like it's not smart for me to price my goods like this:
"$1.99, but you can pay me $2.99 if you want. Or you can give me an ounce of gold, but you probably won't want to, but no harm in asking, amirite?"

P.S. @practicaldreamer: Come, Pumpkin, how's about sum #? I'm waiting.