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He's right, the value was dependent on people's actual valuation of it. Just
onlike this one,
the 10k Bitcoins for 2 pizzas.
If bitcoin didnt have market value before July 2010, what does this mean? How could people buy it if it didnt have any market value then other than p2p, otc, and mining?
Just remember where it all started, the famous
Pizza for bitcoins?.So, there have been ways even before the exchanges were established.
That was the concept on how others obtain it, like a barter.