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> a bitcoin-fork coin that has no value outside of the game, used for transactions. Seems like a cool idea to me anyway.

Unfortunately, without the right economic motivations the system isn't secure. Many altcoins have been exploited in the past. Perhaps as part of a game thats okay, but it might be hard to balance things so that the game didn't become entirely about exploiting its currency-thing.



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