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Re:Lebanon’s underground cryptocurrency market by EliRivers on Friday August 27, 2021 @09:05AM (#28327297)
You don't get 50% dilution of your savings within a year.

Although if you're measuring bitcoin against the USD, you could have done that in May :)

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Re:Lebanon’s underground cryptocurrency market by xur17 on Friday August 27, 2021 @10:47AM (#28328518)
BTC isn't the only option if you are using crypto. Especially in emerging markets, stablecoins seem to be a popular choice.
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Re:Lebanon’s underground cryptocurrency market by splintercell on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:24PM (#28331298)
The article implies that almost all of this cryptocurrency is in USDT,So that argument doesn’t apply.
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Re:Lebanon’s underground cryptocurrency market by csomar on Saturday August 28, 2021 @03:47AM (#28336367)
Currencies inflate only. Bitcoin fluctuates. It's not the same kind of exposure. (though a consumer might have a hard time catching the upside and avoiding the downside).
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