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Re:Global Demand for Bitcoin Shifts Wildly in Response to Re... by lukasb on Thursday October 12, 2017 @11:38PM (#15463110)
you need it to pay taxes.
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Re:Global Demand for Bitcoin Shifts Wildly in Response to Re... by stale2002 on Thursday October 12, 2017 @11:46PM (#15463133)
No, you don't need yellow pieces of rock to pay your taxes.

Gold is quite a good comparison to bitcoin. Gold has very little "intrinsic" value and isn't backed up by the government.

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