so lets say there is no speculation, speculation is gone, u know magic
personally I don't like magic, but why so black and white?
so you need 10 btc to buy ur drugs from SR, what you need to do ?
1) set a mining rig, this solution is like "you work for bitcoins"
that option is feasible right now, but the lower the payout per block over time, the less meaningful that option will become
2) go on a exchange and wait until a merchant/miner wants to sell 10 btc at current price, what if nobody wants to sell you btc at this price ? what volume you get doing this ?
The statement reiterates the commodity status of BTC right now.
I would like to see BTC as a currency in the future. So then, what do you do if you need some $$ right now?