- From: Daniel Chcouri <333222@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:40:42 +0800
- To: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
- Cc: Web Payments CG <public-webpayments@w3.org>
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Thanks for the info Melvin! Daniel Chcouri / CEO, MeteorSpark theosp.github.io / +852-9189-7356 MeteorSpark http://www.MeteorSpark.com <http://www.meteorspark.com/> [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/MeteorSparkCom>[image: Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/user/MeteorSpark> [image: Linkedin] <http://il.linkedin.com/in/danielchcouri/>[image: skype] <https://htmlsig.com/signatures/01A8S009/daniel.meteorspark> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 15 March 2015 at 03:46, Daniel Chcouri <333222@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "SA Breaking News Team" <account@seekingalpha.com> >> Date: 15 Mar 2015 04:14 >> Subject: IBM: Reuters: IBM working on payment system featuring Bitcoin's >> core technology >> To: <333222@gmail.com> >> Cc: >> >> *Reuters: IBM working on payment system featuring Bitcoin's core >> technology >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://seekingalpha.com/news/2369066-reuters-ibm-working-on-payment-system-featuring-bitcoins-core-technology?source=email_rt_mc_title&auth_param=645cj:1ag95j4:dca2346557e9e4b252c5f82efbb48160&app=1&uprof=45> >> • 4:11 PM* >> Eric Jhonsa >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://seekingalpha.com/news/2369066-reuters-ibm-working-on-payment-system-featuring-bitcoins-core-technology#open_message=true>, >> SA News Editor >> >> - Reuters >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/12/us-bitcoin-ibm-idUSKBN0M82KB20150312> >> reports IBM >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ibm?source=email_rt_mc_body&app=n> >> is working on a digital cash/payment system that would rely on the >> blockchain >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin#Block_chain> >> - the transaction ledger technology that underpins Bitcoin (COIN >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/coin?source=email_rt_mc_body&app=n>, >> OTCQB:BTCS >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/btcs?source=email_rt_mc_body&app=n>) >> 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 >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://seekingalpha.com/news/2173085-microsoft-begins-accepting-bitcoin?source=email_rt_mc_body&app=n> >> the virtual currency. However, Bitcoin's tremendous volatility >> <http://email.seekingalpha.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2369066&messageid=2900&databaseid=&serial=2900O2369066O1426363929051.0.17baf46bfdb5671ca0e7e807f87aa559&emailid=6428051&userid=6428051&extra=&&&3000&&&http://seekingalpha.com/news/2222606-bitcoin-prices-plunge-below-200?source=email_rt_mc_body&app=n> >> - 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." >> >> > It's great that a big name like IBM are working on lowering the costs of > transactions. There's no reason why with modern technology the cost and > speend of sending money should be greater than the cost and speed of > sending an SMS. If banking were invented today, it may not be. This is an > urgent imperative that can help prevent humanitarian crises caused by many > people in extreme poverty without access to financial services. As Bill > Gates said about bitcoin, "It shows how cheap it can be" > > However, block chain technology is not a pre requisite for this. A > central mint would also work too. I had a discussion with one of the CTO's > of Goldman Sachs recently about bitcoin. He was a bitcoin skeptic, and > said to me that the current financial system could do everything that > bitcoin could do, so why do we need it. I replied that competition can > potentially drive down costs. 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