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"Store owners, starting with online store owners, have to at least start accepting the currency, which they have shown no signs of doing."

Actually, that is happening. Namecheap now accepts bitcoins.

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I realize some are, but there lack of pickup by pretty much everyone else is concerning. It makes bitcoin basically useless at this point. Maybe it will pick up, but it hasn't been happening.

Bitcoin is still a baby. I think many people who say stuff like this are missing the point and not seeing long term. This is like saying the internet will never be useful because it's just text and 14.4 kbps is the fastest modem.

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