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Re:Bitcoin Fall Extends to 25% as Fears of Crackdown Linger by tomjakubowski on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:28PM (#16163903)
honest question: do you believe there's a price point where it's /not/ stupid to go into debt to invest in cryptocurrencies?
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Re:Bitcoin Fall Extends to 25% as Fears of Crackdown Linger by ggm on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:33PM (#16163935)
how much capacity to service the debt? If you meant "...go into debt you cannot afford" then the answer is always no. If you have sufficient assets and liquidity you can service the debt, then isn't this just normal leverage? The risk equation on any speculative investment includes the risk to go into debt to achieve it.
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Re:Bitcoin Fall Extends to 25% as Fears of Crackdown Linger by seba_dos1 on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @07:19PM (#16164265)
Going into dept to speculate doesn't really seem like the best idea regardless of the price.
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Re:Bitcoin Fall Extends to 25% as Fears of Crackdown Linger by jjkk0101 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @07:32AM (#16167345)
It surely does, depending on the interest rate and risk.
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