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		rookonaut on Dec 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoins: The Second Biggest Ponzi Scheme in Histo... This is maybe a stupid question but what does it mean to be Austrian in this context? Is he born in Austria or is this a reference to the Austrian School of Economics?

alecbenzer on Dec 1, 2013 | [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School

fnordfnordfnord on Dec 1, 2013 | | [–]

I'd presume economics here. There is no context where his birthplace is relevant.

iso-8859-1 on Dec 1, 2013 | [–]

School of Economics

rookonaut on Dec 2, 2013 | [–]

Thank you guys for the clarification.

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