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1. MMN-o ✅⃠ (mmn@social.umeahackerspace.se)'s status on Saturday, 06-Aug-2016 10:32:42 UTC MMN-o ✅⃠
   I like that the plot of #MrRobot seems to suggest that "E-Corp" is trying to implement their own virtual currency, "eCoin", in the aftermath of a huge financial crisis due to debts being deleted.
   
   The currency is mentioned by the Chinese minister of security when talking to EvilCorp's president as well as it's a payment option on the "Midland City" darkweb marketplace in #S02E05 (look at description for the "hitman for hire" ad). So in the Mr. Robot world it's apparently a recognized currency already.
   
   It begs the question about what type of control virtual currencies have when controlled by a single, centralised company. Rather than being governed by nations or being beyond manipulative control such as with #Bitcoin etc.
   
   Hopefully it makes people think twice about payment solutions such as MasterCard/Visa, Paypal, Swish (phonenumber based transactions owned by a couple of banks in Sweden) etc.
   • Kermit Unchained repeated this.
   • Kermit Unchained (imojito@quitter.im)'s status on Saturday, 06-Aug-2016 11:08:32 UTC Kermit Unchained

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     @mmn FED and ECB are private institutions with an economic mandate. They are not governed by nations
   • drymer #en proceso de migrar (drymervieja@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 06-Aug-2016 18:28:37 UTC drymer #en proceso de migrar

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     It's funny, ecoin actually exists. http://myecoin.net/