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Wouldn't another cost (perhaps under natural monopoly) be networks effects: if certain retailers/sellers only accept certain currencies (eg the largest) then there will be a natural network effect
Wouldn't another cost (perhaps under natural monopoly) be networks effects: if certain retailers/sellers only accept certain currencies (eg the largest) then there will be a natural network effect