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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by Chris2048 on Monday May 10, 2021 @09:34AM (#27105811)
> the vast majority of transactions

Are transactions relevant though? A lot of BTC is just being held, presumably for the sake of future popularity. You could see BTC investment as a bet on the future of BTC as a normal/common currency.

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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by smt88 on Monday May 10, 2021 @09:45AM (#27105906)
> You could see BTC investment as a bet on the future of BTC as a normal/common currency.

Yes, I totally agree. The question is: what has to happen before it's a common currency?

See my other comment for my thoughts on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27104956

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