Re:Bitcoin becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
by darkwater on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:26AM
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So we have basically invented... banks, but with bitcoins?
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Re:Bitcoin becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
by tofukid on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:04AM
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With Bitcoin, I don't have to keep my savings in the bank even if I choose to use a bank for other services. As someone whose had their bank account frozen before, this is of great value to me.
I could use banks or Lightning like a checking account, while keeping the majority of my savings under my control.
Re:Bitcoin becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
by darkwater on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @07:30AM
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Yeah but you are most probably using a centralized exchange to execute BC transactions for free which might froze your account as well in the future because $REASON. Also thinking that in the long-run, in a future where BC is accepted almost universally this is not going to be heavily regulated by governments it's being naïve IMO.
Re:Bitcoin becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
by occamrazor on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:25AM
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Yes. Financial institutions are useful for fiat and non-fiat currencies, in fact they were born long before fiat currency.
Re:Bitcoin becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
by deepserket on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:59AM
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The full circle