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Re:The first Bitcoin Cash block has been mined by QML on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @07:07PM (#14906322)
This analogy doesn't work because people could've transferred their Bitcoin to a personal wallet while the same can't be said of stocks.
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Re:The first Bitcoin Cash block has been mined by beambot on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @08:41PM (#14906871)
Actually... with many brokerages, you can still obtain actual paper stock certificates -- it's just that the overhead and fees to do that make it highly unattractive.

Furthermore: It is possible to directly transfer stocks from one brokerage account (similar to a wallet) to another at a different brokerage without having to liquidate assets.

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