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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by anthonypasq on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:52AM (#26089885)
yes thank you, im aware of how money is different than bartering. What does this have to do with cryptocurrency?
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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by blhack on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:59AM (#26089984)
>crypto currency

Bitcoin is a crypto CURRENCY. It IS money.

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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by jcranmer on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @10:32AM (#26090479)
Bitcoin calls itself money, but that doesn't make it money any more than calling my cat currency would make it money.

As far as governments have ruled in tax law, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not treated as foreign currency.

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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by darthrupert on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @11:26AM (#26091214)
People use it as money, so it is money. If people used acorns as money, then acorns would be money.

You don't need to complicate this further.

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