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		Daishiman on July 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin Is Having a Civil War as It Enters a Criti... It's called hedging bets. That's how you become an established player.

jethro_tell on July 17, 2017 [–]

You hire 50k people and throw 5/10 at block chain just to make sure you don't get caught with your pants down. That's barely an investment.

Daishiman on July 17, 2017 | [–]

They will acquihire when the time is right. They have absolutely no need to do any in-house tech whatsoever.

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