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Re:Bitcoin Visa debit cards are cancelled by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 05, 2018 @01:21PM (#16080442)
> traditional banking will long-term be on the losing end as people who buy into crypto (even as novelty) won't want to "cash out" due to difficulty

There is context for this. China and Venezuela's capital controls are why everyone wants to hold renminbi and bolivars.

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Re:Bitcoin Visa debit cards are cancelled by nwah1 on Friday January 05, 2018 @02:55PM (#16081144)
They want to hold renminbi and bolivars because it is necessary in order to pay taxes.
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Re:Bitcoin Visa debit cards are cancelled by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:51PM (#16083372)
My comment was facetious. Both countries’ currencies are plagued with flight problems.
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Re:Bitcoin Visa debit cards are cancelled by mhluongo on Sunday January 07, 2018 @04:33PM (#16092870)
Neither of those is true, lol
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