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From: Daniel Chcouri <333222@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:46:17 +0800
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 *Reuters: IBM working on payment system featuring Bitcoin's core
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   - Reuters
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   reports IBM
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   is working on a digital cash/payment system that would rely on the
   blockchain
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   - the transaction ledger technology that underpins Bitcoin (COIN
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   OTCQB:BTCS
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   and other virtual currencies - to enable transactions for major currencies
   that don't require a bank or payment processor, thus lowering transaction
   costs.
   - Big Blue has reportedly "been in informal discussions about a
   blockchain-tied cash system with a number of central banks, including the
   U.S. Federal Reserve." If central banks approve the concept, IBM will
   "build the secure and scalable infrastructure for the project."
   - A source: "When somebody wants to transact in the system, instead of
   you trying to acquire a Bitcoin, you simply say, here are some U.S.
   dollars. It's sort of a Bitcoin but without the Bitcoin."
   - Bitcoin's ability to enable transactions with far lower fees than
   those charged by credit card processors (Visa, MasterCard, etc.) and
   traditional online payment platforms (e.g. PayPal) has led many big online
   merchants to support
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   the virtual currency. However, Bitcoin's tremendous volatility
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   - after peaking above $1,100 in late 2013, Bitcoin now trades below $300 -
   has scared off many would-be users.
   - In theory, IBM's solution would provide the transaction cost benefits
   of Bitcoin, while allowing consumers to rely on dollars, euros, yen, etc.
   The reported solution could be linked to a user's bank account via digital
   wallet software.
   - Also: Whereas Bitcoin is completely decentralized, central banks would
   serve as overseers for the IBM-backed currency system. "These coins will be
   part of the money supply," says Reuters' source. "It's the same money, just
   not a dollar bill with a serial number on it, but a token that sits on this
   blockchain."

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