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		wyager on July 30, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BitPay's New Plan Why would they bother? The transaction rate (in USD/time) is microscopic in altcoins.

mapleoin on July 30, 2014 [–]

> The transaction rate (in USD/time) is microscopic in altcoins.

I believe the word you're looking for is liquidity.

wyager on July 30, 2014 | | [–]

I'm no economist, but isn't it possible to have an illiquid market despite high volume?

ramchip on July 30, 2014 | | [–]

That's just volume, not liquidity.

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