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Re:Bitcoin is not a Battery – it is a Sink by wizzwizz4 on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:18PM (#26612740)
The fundamental value of the US dollar is that you can pay US taxes in it. If you don't pay your US taxes in US dollars, the IRS will get you. ;-)

However, its actual value is higher because people have decided to use it as money.

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Re:Bitcoin is not a Battery – it is a Sink by fastball on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:20PM (#26612756)
Seems pretty hand-wavy. Plenty of people derive value from using USD without ever paying US taxes.
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