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Re:Coinbase to go public on 4/14 by endisneigh on Friday April 02, 2021 @03:15PM (#26674907)
The euro doesn't have a fixed supply so your comparison doesn't make any sense to begin with. A better comparison would be like a tree that produces fruit. Once you're at the maximum amount the tree can ever produce why wouldn't you harvest? There's no longer any reason to wait.
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Re:Coinbase to go public on 4/14 by sn_master on Friday April 02, 2021 @04:10PM (#26675419)
An actual use case would be If I am a drug dealer using XMR or BTC to buy and sell my stuff, even if the growth slows down, I can't switch to another coin unless the market does too.

Big amount of BTC trades happen in exchange for goods and services and often time switching coins isn't an option there.

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