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sr. member
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February 22, 2013, 12:14:57 PM
#44
It seems to me like a large portion of the bitcoin economy is in gambling, and understandably so.

There's everything from Peerbet to SatoshiDice to Sealswithclubs. There are a lot of options, but not many of them have exceptional odds. (peerbet excluded of course because they apparently don't skim a little off the top)

I just set this site up where the odds are 97.5% 1.15x payout:  www.btcgoldcoin.us

In case you guys don't know, those kind of odds are unheard of.
legendary
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Merit: 1010
February 22, 2013, 12:07:00 PM
#43
Do you own a business? If so how do you use bitcoins?

New threads like this pop up all the time as the old ones get stale.  Here are some older threads on the general topic of what bitcoins are used to purchase:

What do you buy with your bitcoins?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-buy-with-your-bitcoins-131695

Re: What Have You Bought With Bitcoin?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-have-you-bought-with-bitcoin-126972

What did you buy on bitcoin Friday?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-did-you-buy-on-bitcoin-friday-123617

What you buy most often with your bitcoins?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-you-buy-most-often-with-your-bitcoins-90251

Why do you use Bitcoins?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/why-do-you-use-bitcoins-86013

What do you spend your BTC on?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-spend-your-btc-on-80069

what do you use your btc for mostly?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-use-your-btc-for-mostly-94227

What do you use Bitcoins for?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-use-bitcoins-for-79127

What are you using bitcoins for?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-are-you-using-bitcoins-for-78755

What do you want your BitCoins to buy?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-want-your-bitcoins-to-buy-75621

What do you actually use bitcoin for?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-actually-use-bitcoin-for-37720

What have you purchased with Bitcoin?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-have-you-purchased-with-bitcoin-21391

Why do you buy Bitcoins?
 - http://bitcointalk.org/?topic=6990.0

More detail on the topic:

How to track real-world bitcoin adaption?
 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.850690
full member
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February 22, 2013, 10:30:10 AM
#42
I am an Agorist, so I support anything that can replace government monopoly and is based on voluntary interaction.
full member
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February 22, 2013, 10:24:13 AM
#41
There's lots of great stuff you can buy and sell right here on bitcointalk.org
newbie
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February 22, 2013, 08:09:47 AM
#40
Nothing yet, but I plan on paying for outsourcing using it.
member
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February 22, 2013, 07:44:24 AM
#39
I have bitcoins in my pocket and feel good about it.
sr. member
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February 22, 2013, 06:51:11 AM
#38
So far I've used mine on Bitfunder/Btct. I like the idea of being able to invest small amounts of money really easy with BTC. Not like large 'real' stock exchanges with complicated account setup, large fees etc.
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1217
February 22, 2013, 05:54:06 AM
#37
I use it to store some money.

I originally wanted it to use it for international
money transfers, to save some fees.
I actually never did it so far because it is too cumbersome, two
different exchanges on the ends, plus fees that aren't exactly cheap
All that hassle seem to make bitcoin fail for that purpose and seem to
highlight banks as institutions that charge about the same
or less and probably can do it even faster.


you just need to make arrangements before your trip. Also bitcoin is new, once it becomes even a little more established it will be the clear choice for international transfers.
newbie
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February 22, 2013, 12:11:26 AM
#36
Haven't got to use any BitCoins yet sadly
newbie
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Merit: 0
February 21, 2013, 11:54:05 PM
#35
I just store them Sad
sr. member
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Merit: 250
February 21, 2013, 11:51:59 PM
#34
services and gambling
newbie
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Merit: 0
February 21, 2013, 11:40:38 PM
#33
Here is my uses for Btc:

Paying my daughter for chores
Investing in other people's projects- BTCJAM.com
Landing to speculators- bitfinex.com
Paying for VPN
Shopping for gas, in walmart etc.- bitcurex.com
Donating to causes I support, not all accept Btc but there is more and more as time goes by.

This is just practical uses but I also see a big value in being part of the solution to the problem created by the current fractional reserve monetary system.
legendary
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February 21, 2013, 11:29:25 PM
#32
For all of the answers above  Grin
legendary
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Merit: 1000
February 21, 2013, 10:44:13 PM
#31
. Inflation is the main reason I'm using Bitcoin, there's no way in hell I'm going to let myself get screwed over by the baby boomer generation like so many before me

. Since it's in demand universally it's going to be amazing for travel, I'm saving up so I can go to places, I may even move out of the UK altogether at this rate

. Supporting stuff like Bitcoin pisses off governments and government loyalists, so I'm all for it

. The anonymous and open source nature of Bitcoin really does just make it wonderful I don't have to sign a stupid cheque to send it, I don't have to worry about practically hacking my way into my own bank account to get at my money, in fact I don't think I've looked at my bank account properly for a good few months now because it's such a pain to do so compared to Bitcoin, I also don't have to worry about everyone spying on what I'm doing

. Various other business things that are none of your business Wink Cheesy
newbie
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February 21, 2013, 10:10:48 PM
#30
1) To protect some savings against inflation.
2) To transfer money to Brazil.
newbie
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Merit: 0
February 21, 2013, 09:35:51 PM
#29
I use it to store some money.

I originally wanted it to use it for international
money transfers, to save some fees.
I actually never did it so far because it is too cumbersome, two
different exchanges on the ends, plus fees that aren't exactly cheap
All that hassle seem to make bitcoin fail for that purpose and seem to
highlight banks as institutions that charge about the same
or less and probably can do it even faster.
newbie
Activity: 6
Merit: 0
February 20, 2013, 08:17:51 AM
#28
Services an Silkroad..
member
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Merit: 10
February 20, 2013, 04:16:35 AM
#27
I use bitcoins to avoid hoarding euros.
Same here, although I'm not transferring all of my € savings in BTC.
I have bought a few S.DICE shares, too.
legendary
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Merit: 1001
I'd fight Gandhi.
February 20, 2013, 03:21:21 AM
#26
Quote
What Do You Use Bitcoins for?
The future.
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
February 20, 2013, 02:37:29 AM
#25
with bitcoin I try to understand how simple money operations can be Wink
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