fredbrown's comments

The redirect to:

http://www.apple.com.edgesuite.net/live/

is lame. It looks amateur.

> do you believe in democracy?

I can get ~$500 for a bitcoin. Idealistic political concepts are worth nothing on the market.

A serious question in return:

What's wrong with speculation and evading government interference?

No worries. ZDNet offers more info.

> An then what would be the next step? No more cash payments?

Yes. From the article:

"“In close collaboration with both the public and private sectors to achieve the full potential of this program, NIMC is focused on inclusive citizenship, more effective governance, and the creation of a cashless economy, all of which will stimulate economic growth, investment and trade,” he adds."

It will function as a debit card.

More info:

"The new cards carry two photographs of the holder, and a chip storing an individual's biometric information including 10 fingerprints and an iris scan using a system developed by Cryptovision." [0]

[0] http://www.zdnet.com/nigeria-launches-new-biometric-id-card-...