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		The use of pre-paid mobile minutes as currency (economist.com)
		2 points by kine on Jan 23, 2013 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

robocat on Jan 23, 2013 [–]

A beautiful solution to micro-payments - because cellphone minutes are a useful one-use good for many people.

I wonder how Apple or Android could create a similar fiat currency for applications?

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