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Monthly Archives: April 2013

Percentages are based on self-reported use of Bitcoin. "Virtue" refers to gifts and donations, "Vice" refers to gambling, narcotics, and other non-legal goods, "Other" refers to computer services, computer hardware, and other non-legal goods.

What do people actually buy with Bitcoins?

2013-04-15by Lui 29 Comments

PSA for Bitcoin users: please take a few minutes to fill out the 2014 community survey This question was included in my survey of 1,000 Bitcoin users (most of whom responded before […]

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Bitcoin, Hype, and the Future of Digital Currencies

2013-04-13by Lui 7 Comments

The first version of a new Internet technology is rarely the one that wins mass adoption.  Early versions of the browser, search engine, email provider, and social network were exciting, […]

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Overview of Bitcoin Community Survey Feb-Mar 2013

2013-04-13by Lui 29 Comments

I created this survey on 12 February 2013 using Google Docs.  I posted the link on Bitcointalk.org, Reddit, Twitter, and Google+.  From there, the survey was reposted on various Bitcoin […]

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