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Topic: Why is Estonia obsessed with BTC? (Read 1182 times)

legendary
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January 24, 2015, 10:56:40 AM
#20
I guess the instability in their economy makes them distrust fiat currency and turn to Bitcoin
Cyprus have suffered from massive bank bailouts and i dont see their citizens being obsessed with bitcoin tho.
legendary
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January 24, 2015, 10:50:19 AM
#19
I guess the instability in their economy makes them distrust fiat currency and turn to Bitcoin

Say what again???
http://www.stat.ee/main-indicators

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-11/estonian-gdp-grows-more-than-forecast-on-wood-tax-receipts.html

I think they are doing quite fine Smiley
hero member
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January 24, 2015, 08:10:27 AM
#18
I guess the instability in their economy makes them distrust fiat currency and turn to Bitcoin
member
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January 24, 2015, 08:07:36 AM
#17
Maybe Estonia is going to invent something that is even more revolutionary than their Skype?

What does that have to do with Bitcoin n its obsession?
newbie
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January 23, 2015, 07:41:50 AM
#16
Maybe Estonia is going to invent something that is even more revolutionary than their Skype?
member
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January 23, 2015, 06:28:07 AM
#15
Estonia has the lowest VAT rates on precious metals throughout Europe. Maybe they trust paper money less than their peers. Just a little theory I have been formulating.
Q7
sr. member
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January 23, 2015, 06:27:20 AM
#14
Possible for exchangers there to be super easy to make fiat withdrawal and particularly remain complete anonymous? Just wondering because that would be the first thing bitcoiners are interested at.
legendary
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January 23, 2015, 04:41:43 AM
#13
Liechtenstein is a tiny, double-landlocked nation in Europe, just south of Austria and bordering Switzerland. They are a great tax haven and money center of Europe. They have to be, because they are so small and so landlocked that they don't have much else. When Bitcoin hits big time there, Bitcoin will really move.

Luxembourg, while larger, is also a big European money center tax haven.

Smiley
legendary
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January 23, 2015, 02:31:19 AM
#12
I read somewhere that everyone in Estonia has Internet access.

They call it e-stonia.
GROAN

Ah Elwar you know how to make it corny but what's this no Internet stoner access joke instead
It's E- Stoned - Ia after all

Anyways not quite sure myself but that's an interesting trend there.
hero member
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January 23, 2015, 02:15:05 AM
#11
Estonia is obsessed with all things digital, incluing but not limited to a digital currency
legendary
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January 21, 2015, 01:59:48 PM
#10
Risto is also from Estonia and he has built a castle with money earned only from Bitcoin, some say.
Maybe a lot of estonians try to also get rich with Bitcoin? (Yeah, I guess that most will or did only lose money with it, but people like to hope.)

Actually you are wrong!
Risto is from Finland! And everyone from Finland goes to Estonia because it's cheaper Smiley

So Estonia is the same thing for Finland like Germany is for Swiss people!
legendary
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January 21, 2015, 01:13:15 PM
#9
I read somewhere that everyone in Estonia has Internet access.

They call it e-stonia.
hero member
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January 21, 2015, 01:09:20 PM
#8
We'll see a big surge in search for Bitcoin in countries like Greece pretty damn soon that the delusional left is going to kick them out of the Euro by saying fuck you to Merkel.
newbie
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January 21, 2015, 01:05:38 PM
#7
I think its because since separating with the USSR and swallowed-up by the EU they have nothing!
legendary
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January 21, 2015, 01:05:03 PM
#6
Risto is also from Estonia and he has built a castle with money earned only from Bitcoin, some say.
Maybe a lot of estonians try to also get rich with Bitcoin? (Yeah, I guess that most will or did only lose money with it, but people like to hope.)
sr. member
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January 21, 2015, 12:55:58 PM
#5
Because of cointellect ponzi which is located in Estonia...

Yes because it can't be anything to do with their economy and payment development  Roll Eyes
legendary
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northern exposure
January 21, 2015, 12:52:30 PM
#4
Because of cointellect ponzi which is located in Estonia...

if this is true then maybe is the solution for the enigma Tongue

in the other hand maybe this is just a coincidence and some new companys opening their business there, in any case seems interesting, lets see if in the next months things go in the same way...

legendary
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January 21, 2015, 12:38:30 PM
#3
Because of cointellect ponzi which is located in Estonia...
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January 21, 2015, 12:36:23 PM
#2
Given the fact that it has population of a large town it may be due to some IT companies opening their business there, that's only a guess :þ
member
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January 21, 2015, 12:23:38 PM
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P.s. Buy when interest is low, Sell when interest is high. That was actually going to be my post but got a little obsessed with Estonia myself Smiley
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