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Re:Why I'm Putting All My Savings into Bitcoin (2011) by motorcycleman9 on Monday August 24, 2020 @08:07AM (#24259810)
Buying drugs online.

Sending money to venezuela.

Keeping millions of dollars untouched by intermediaries by memorizing a secret phrase and deleting all other records.

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Re:Why I'm Putting All My Savings into Bitcoin (2011) by fafk on Monday August 24, 2020 @08:25AM (#24259920)
Not just Venezuela, it's being utilized for money transfers among some African countries where the banking system doesn't support it well.
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