HashCow, BTC.TOP have halted China operations after Beijing crackdown on Bitcoin

Re:HashCow, BTC.TOP have halted China operations after Beiji... by khamba on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:10AM (#27262376)

Equities are not (marketed as) a USD alternative? This is a bad faith argument.

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Re:HashCow, BTC.TOP have halted China operations after Beiji... by tristanj on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:55AM (#27262599)

Disagree. Equities, specifically index funds, are marketed as an asset that will increase in USD price over time. There is an entire movement founded on this belief (FIRE).

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Re:HashCow, BTC.TOP have halted China operations after Beiji... by sudosysgen on Monday May 24, 2021 @07:33PM (#27270963)

Well yes, but that's because of profit from the capital they represent. Bitcoin is not a means of production.

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Re:HashCow, BTC.TOP have halted China operations after Beiji... by thebean11 on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:11AM (#27265269)

They are marketed as a savings account / CD alternative..

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