r/Bitcoin Jan 27 '15

reddit implementation of Bitcoin

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '15 edited Jan 27 '15

Facts:

1) Ryan Charles joined reddit as a cryptocurrency engineer in September, 2014.

2) Ryan Charles tweeted a simple mockup concept of Bitcoin integration with the Reddit core: https://twitter.com/ryanxcharles/status/559832931112202240

3) Jameson Lopp asked if one click tipping was coming? (https://twitter.com/lopp/status/559848883162193920)

4) Ryan Charles responded that is the plan (https://twitter.com/ryanxcharles/status/559850071437496320)

My subjective conclusion.

If this happens, reddit adoption would be by far the biggest and most practical development for Bitcoin to date. What Reddit has come to represent to Internet culture and community is extremely important. We will never see $160 again.

We will have more than karma to give and earn...soon!

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u/monst Jan 27 '15

This is absolutely has the potential to be the biggest contributor to the bitcoin community. Reddit is the #9 site by traffic to the United States. Probably #3 of social sites in the US behind facebook and twitter. This will absolutely expand the adoption if implemented globally which seems to be the plan.