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xur17 on March 17, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Launch HN: Hexel (YC W18) – Create a cryptocurrenc...

This would also enable seamless gift card exchanges. Currently secondary markets exist for gift cards, but they take ~10% margin to account for the high fraud risk, holding time, etc.

hyprCoin on March 17, 2018 [–]

Combined with an api to transfer funds, it would serve as a virtual currency.

Why not just skip all that nonsense and build a token? It's an easier abstraction and does not involve asking permission or trusting a third party.

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