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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by dmihal on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @09:47AM (#21524676)
Interesting metaphor, but the difference between Bitcoin and diamonds is fungibility.

Unlike gold, there's no way to sell 1% of a diamond.

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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by AndyMcConachie on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:52AM (#21525470)
Good luck even trying to sell 100% of a diamond.
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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by dnautics on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @01:23PM (#21527509)
You can sell 1% of a really huge diamond, but its value doesn't scale
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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by sgt101 on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:46AM (#21525384)
Yeah, you can, you can pawn it. 3 days = 1%
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