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Re:Bitcoin has risen more than eightfold in past year by SippinLean on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @01:17PM (#15020212)
and even if that reality was certain, there's no one "running" Bitcoin to determine who to pay dividends to (such as in a Ponzi)
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Re:Bitcoin has risen more than eightfold in past year by bandrami on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @01:49PM (#15020547)
Only if you ignore the exchanges, who have been marketing them to people.
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Re:Bitcoin has risen more than eightfold in past year by SippinLean on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @02:11PM (#15020790)
The exchanges cannot decide who receives dividends and who does not, very much unlike a Ponzi.
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