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.....~«*=% BITCOIN IS A CRYPTO COIN, CRYPTO HERE %=*«~.....
......~«*= MEANING "HIDDEN", BECAUSE THIS MONEY IS =*«~......
.......~«* INVISIBLE, INTANGIBLE (YET STILL REAL)! *«~.......
........~« THIS IS A SYMPTOM OF IT ONLY LIVING ON «~........
.........~ THE INTERNET - IN FACT, IF YOU WERE TO ~.........
.......... REMOVE A BITCOIN FROM THE MAINFRAME, IT ..........
.......... WOULD IMMEDIATELY DIE AND BECOME ..........
.......... WORTHLESS. ..........
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........~« IT WORKS LIKE THIS: IF YOU MAKE YOUR «~........
.......~«* COMPUTER CREATE A LOT OF HEAT, IT'S *«~.......
......~«*= REWARDED WITH BITCOIN, AS A TOKEN OF =*«~......
.....~«*=% GRATITUDE FROM TIME'S ARROW. %=*«~.....
....~«*=%# #%=*«~....
...~«*=%#¶ THEN EVERY OTHER COMPUTER HAS TO SIGN A ¶#%=*«~...
..~«*=%#¶# DOCUMENT STATING THAT THOSE COINS ARE #¶#%=*«~..
.~«*=%#¶## ACTUALLY YOURS. YOU CAN THEN SEND THEM ##¶#%=*«~.
..~«*=%#¶# TO OTHERS, GENERATING A NEW DOCUMENT #¶#%=*«~..
...~«*=%#¶ FOR EVERYONE TO SIGN. ¶#%=*«~...
....~«*=%# #%=*«~....
.....~«*=% AND BECAUSE YOU'RE KNEE DEEP NOW, YOU %=*«~.....
......~«*= HAVE TO SIGN A LOT OF DOCUMENTS =*«~......
.......~«* YOURSELF, AND KEEP TRACK OF WHO SIGNED *«~.......
........~« WHAT, AND LOOK FOR FORGED SIGNATURES, «~........
.........~ AND PROBABLY FORGE A FEW YOURSELF... ~.........
.......... ..........
.......... ALSO, IN THE END IT DOESN'T WORK. ..........
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