Lemdro.id

1 point

6 months ago

Okay, so let’s say the country’s economy has collapsed. People are fleeing for the border. I go up to a border guard with one of those and hand it to him… do you really think he’s going to believe that has value?

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shortwavesurfer@monero.town

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0 points

6 months ago

Really depends on the country. If you are fleeing somewhere like the United States, there’s about a one in four chance that it would be recognized. If you’re fleeing some other place that has had currency issues in the past, then it’s probably quite a bit higher.

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2 points

6 months ago

there’s about a one in four chance that it would be recognized.

That is utter nonsense. You show me where you got that figure from.

Or do you just mean the Bitcoin symbol? Because I doubt someone would assume a metal coin had value just because it had a Bitcoin symbol on it.

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shortwavesurfer@monero.town

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1 point

6 months ago

https://monero.town/comment/4613276

Edit: You are right. My bad. It’s more like a one in five. Not a one in four.

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3 points

6 months ago

I’m not sure what you think that proves about whether or not a border guard would accept a metal coin that the briber claims has a value in Bitcoin. The guard could have $100 million in a Bitcoin wallet and still say, “this is some kind of bullshit trick.” Why wouldn’t someone try to trick a border guard like that if they were desperate.

So basically, you’d have to hope this border guard would either be one of the very small number of people (hardly a quarter of Americans) who would look at a metal coin with a Bitcoin symbol on it and decide it has value to them.

Again, seems like chickens would be a better bet.

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shortwavesurfer@monero.town

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1 point

6 months ago

Well, there aren’t many of those around. So if it’s recognized, then the person would know to look for a QR code on it. And if it has not been destroyed by peeling the hologram off, then they will know it’s good. Seems like bribing a border guard with chickens would be kind of difficult. Just for the noise they would make and the space they would take up. You might be able to pass them an ounce of gold or something. That might be a possibility.

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1 point

6 months ago

So if it’s recognized

Yes, this is my point. It almost certainly won’t be.

Seems like bribing a border guard with chickens would be kind of difficult.

Put chicken in car, drive to border, take out chicken, give to guard.

Just for the noise they would make and the space they would take up.

So this is a societal collapse where chickens are made illegal?

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