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Re:El Salvador’s new Bitcoin wallets could cost Western Unio... by mbesto on Thursday September 09, 2021 @12:26PM (#28471458)
> go live this weekend (I think

> coming up later this month (or next...).

> scheduled for release in December (this will probably make people 'in the know' smirk - so let's say Q1 2022).

> couple of cryptocurrencies that are hoping to be able to soon compete

Do you see why people roll their eyes when they hear "we're making progress" now?

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Re:El Salvador’s new Bitcoin wallets could cost Western Unio... by BLKNSLVR on Thursday September 09, 2021 @12:35PM (#28471570)
Fuck yes, and I find it amusing.

However:

Ethereum's controversial "London" hard fork went live a couple of weeks ago.

Kusama's parachain auctions have been live and ongoing for a while now.

Bitcoin's Lightning network is powering El Salvador's transactions.

PayPal allows cryptocurrency purchases.

Square is doing whatever it did with crypto.

Amazon and Walmart are hiring digital cash experts.

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