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Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by ignoramous on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:28AM (#26273682)
> Why would anyone be willing to pay 100x more?

Transferring money across geographies is one of the prime use-cases for crypto these days.

Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by hocuspocus on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:39AM (#26273750)
No, it is not. I've lived in several countries/continents in the past decade. So did many friends. We used traditional banks and newer players like Transferwise. Using BTC or any other shitcoin would have been less practical, riskier and more expensive, when not downright illegal (some countries control and limit capital outflows).
Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by 177tcca on Friday February 26, 2021 @10:12AM (#26275514)
Riskier only because of the lack of experience of the people involved, and the UX gaps still being filled in - cryptocurrency is a very early-stage success(?) story of what will be a 1,000+ year journey.
Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by killingtime74 on Friday February 26, 2021 @07:52PM (#26281640)
You sound like a high priest of Bitcoin lol... “1000+ year journey”
Re:Bitcoin not for me, says Bill Gates by 177tcca on Friday February 26, 2021 @11:57PM (#26282760)
How do you imagine money in 50, 500, 5000 years?