While far from perfect, the federated, ad - free structure of Mastodon is attractive to those who are also interested in peer - to - peer digital cash systems like Bitcoin. (getrevue.co)
Bitcoin was once touted as a cheaper alternative to credit cards that was going to revolutionize the payments industry, but the P2P digital cash system has hit a bit of a speed bump in terms of those long - promised «free» transactions. (bitcoinmagazine.com)
During the discussion, Sztorc was able to explain the parallel histories of digital cash systems, such as Bitcoin, and the prediction markets that have fascinated him for all these years. (bitcoinmagazine.com)