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Re:The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of th... by chrischen on Saturday December 09, 2017 @02:38AM (#15884746)
Point is that the distribution of bitcoin wealth is wholly dependent on distribution of fiat currency wealth.
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Re:The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of th... by lisper on Saturday December 09, 2017 @03:08AM (#15884830)
But that's false. You always need some capital to make an investment in anything, but anyone with the foresight to recognize bitcoin's potential back in 2010 could mine and/or buy coins essentially for nothing.
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