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Re:The Limits to Blockchain Scalability by dehrmann on Sunday May 23, 2021 @06:03PM (#27259042)
> The price is manipulated

Clearly. Watch the price after Musk's announcements.

> fleece unsophisticated investors

Someone speculating in an unregulated asset that's seen massive growth in the past year should have no expectation of not being on the bad side of a trade.

Re:The Limits to Blockchain Scalability by comex on Sunday May 23, 2021 @06:51PM (#27259359)
> Someone speculating in an unregulated asset that's seen massive growth in the past year should have no expectation of not being on the bad side of a trade.

And yet some people dump their life savings into it.

Re:The Limits to Blockchain Scalability by MomoXenosaga on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:55AM (#27262595)
Crypto adherents generally don't study history. I remember when in the late 90s everyone was investing in the stock market bubble. Some people made big but most were left holding the bag. None of this is new.