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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by heavyset_go on Sunday February 21, 2021 @04:59PM (#26217666)
> Bitcoin is a store of value. When they need money to buy groceries or pay rent they will sell an amount of bitcoin.

Seems like a great way to lose any stored value in transaction fees. Transaction fees are $26USD right now, which is likely more than what most pay in those countries for their groceries.

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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by ChuckNorris89 on Sunday February 21, 2021 @05:03PM (#26217701)
Why do people miss the substantial transaction fee when proclaiming BTC as a viable day to day currency? And in poor countries out of all places.
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