Re: bitcoin as a global medium of exchange (was Re: Interesting take on Sanjuro's Assassination Market)

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 5:43 PM, David Vorick <david.vorick@gmail.com> wrote:

... How do you prevent the early adopters from becoming stupid wealthy if the currency takes off?

high risk, high reward. why should early adoption with high risk not pay more than late adoption with significantly less risk? i agree that the externals affecting BTC exchange rate are volatile and annoying, but this hardly seems like bitcoin's fault. do you fight tulpenmanie with currency controls? good luck!