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Re:Dogecoin's inventor looks to the past for insight into th... by Blackthorn on Friday January 12, 2018 @01:39PM (#16135168)
No, it isn't. Dividends are only one way for stocks to return value. There are also buybacks and mergers.
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Re:Dogecoin's inventor looks to the past for insight into th... by IronKettle on Friday January 12, 2018 @01:43PM (#16135195)
Er, buybacks and mergers both involve a "greater fool" (either the company itself or the acquiring company).
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Re:Dogecoin's inventor looks to the past for insight into th... by jhwang5 on Friday January 12, 2018 @09:43PM (#16137976)
Isn't it obvious that buying shares in a public company gives you proxy, fractional ownership of a business that's generating cashflow? You don't get that with crypto. Crypto, on the other hand, literally requires someone else to take you out in order for you to profit.
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