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Topic
Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: casascius and other physical bitcoins is a fraudulent idea
by
DeepCryptoanalist3
on 30/11/2013, 11:55:33 UTC
This is just my opinion, and why I personally never bothered with the 2 factor coins when purchasing from him.

I heard this already... I have bought some physical coins so I do not believe that the producer could be a cheater, bad things shouldn't happen with me.

Look at nearly every news story, every Reddit post, they feature his coins. He has given the non-technical person something the wrap their head around in terms of bitcoin.

And that is a problem. He populated the idea that bitcoins could be physical! Its a vicious idea. Now people are searching for a physical coins or banknote to buy. Look at this random guy on a wikipedia talk page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bitcoin#Tokens. People are really seeking for a physical money they once saw on a picture. Thats what Casascius does. And thats why I am shaming him.