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| author | Adam Soltys <[email protected]> | 2012-12-06 20:23:34 -0800 |
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| committer | Adam Soltys <[email protected]> | 2012-12-06 20:23:34 -0800 |
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diff --git a/views/about.html b/views/about.html deleted file mode 100644 index 6711c039..00000000 --- a/views/about.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,142 +0,0 @@ -<div class="row-fluid"> - <div class="span6"> - <h1>What are bitcoins?</h1> - <p> - Bitcoins are units of digital currency that can be - transferred over the Internet. - They get sent to a bitcoin address and stored in a digital wallet - that you can access with a - password. Creating and using a new wallet and address is free and as - easy as email. <a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/new" target="_blank">Try it here</a>. - </p> - - <p> - Transactions between bitcoin addresses are - recorded in a public file and <a href="http://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions">published on - the Internet</a>. This file is called the block chain and it keeps track of what amounts are - stored at what addresses. - </p> - - About every 10 minutes, 50 new bitcoins are - generated and distributed proportionally to people that - contribute computing power to the network. The - <a href="http://bitcoin.org">software to participate</a> is free and open source so anyone can run it on their computer. - </p> - - <p> - Over time, fewer and fewer - bitcoins will be created until there are a total of - 21 million of them in circulation by the year 2040. Each bitcoin - is divisible up to 8 decimal places, making - it possible to transact very small portions of them. - </p> - </div> - <div class="span6"> - <h1>Why use them?</h1> - <p> - They're free, fast, secure, and global. Merchants - don't get charged for accepting them and you don't - get charged for transferring them, even - internationally. There are no fees, prerequisites, or - limits. You can register addresses anonymously and - create as many accounts as you like. They can - never be frozen because no central authority - controls them. Whether you're sending a fraction of - a cent or a million dollars, the network doesn't - discriminate. - </p> - - <p> - You can use bitcoins to securely store - and backup your savings and gain access to them - from anywhere that has Internet access. They tend to - appreciate in value over time because of their - limited supply so they make a good investment. - Unlike dollars and other national currencies, no - government or issuing authority can print more of - them. - </p> - - <p> - Bitcoins enable you to send free, - immediate payments to your friends and family - from your phone or laptop so you can pay a co-worker - back for coffee, transfer wages to family overseas, - or donate to organizations like WikiLeaks who have - been cut off by the major payment companies. - </p> - </div> -</div> - - -<div class="row-fluid"> - <div class="span6"> - <h1>Where can I get some?</h1> - <p> - Contact one of our trusted <a href="/exchangers">exchangers</a>. - </p> - - <p> - There are also several bitcoin markets operating online. The largest one in Canada - is <a href="http://cavirtex.com/">cavirtex.com</a> and is run out of Calgary. They link up buyers and sellers and facilitate trades by - allowing you to deposit and withdraw Canadian dollars directly from your bank account. A list of other - online exchanges and their rates can be found at <a href="http://bitcoincharts.com">bitcoincharts.com</a>. - </p> - - <p> - You can also use sites like <a href="http://localbitcoins.com/">Local Bitcoins</a>, <a href="http://bitcoinary.com/">Bitcoinary</a>, and <a href="http://bitcoin-otc.com/">Bitcoin OTC</a> to find people to trade with over the Internet if you want to take your chances with strangers. - </p> - </div> - - <div class="span6"> - <h1>How is their price set?</h1> - <p> - Most merchants accepting bitcoin will use an - exchange rate from one of the online markets - to determine their equivalent - dollar value. The exchange rate is simply the last - price that some seller was able to charge some - buyer for bitcoins in the free market and is - governed by supply and demand. - </p> - - <p> - Bitcoins aren't backed by any underlying - commodity or insured by any authority. They - have value as a form of currency due to their mathematically - guaranteed scarcity, security, ease of use, - distributed nature, lack of fees, divisibility, and - global recognition. - </p> - - <p> - We peg our rates - to <a href="http://cavirtex.com/">cavirtex.com</a>. - </p> - </div> -</div> - -<div class="row-fluid"> - <div class="span6"> - <h1>What can I buy with them?</h1> - <p> - You can <a href="/merchants">spend them locally</a> at one of our participating merchants or check out - <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.net/where-to-spend-your-bitcoins/">this article</a> for some other good suggestions. - The number of <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade">companies accepting bitcoins</a> - is growing quickly and we're working to get more stores accepting them in - Vancouver. We believe it'll be in - their best interest to avoid the transaction fees - charged by the credit card companies. Transaction - fees end up getting built into the prices we pay for - goods and services across the board so we're all - paying for them indirectly. - </p> - - </div> - <div class="span6"> - <h1>Where can I learn more?</h1> - <p> - Come to our <a href="http://meetup.com/bitcoinvan/">monthly meetup group</a> or <a href="/exchangers">contact one of us</a>. - </p> - </div> -</div> |
