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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by Cthulhu_ on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:06AM (#27105032)
Gold has a practical application creating demand, in addition to it being a speculative product. I guess you could argue the same for BTC in that you can put short messages in it, but I don't think that's a very valuable thing to have.
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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by disruptalot on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:12AM (#27105094)
You forget the payment network without a third party.
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