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Re:10 years of whatever this has been by philosopher1234 on Thursday November 18, 2021 @12:48AM (#29262346)
What is useful about Bitcoin? I genuinely don’t understand what use people see in it. Do you have a use? It seems to me the main use is “get rich on vetting it will go up” because I haven’t been able to find any other articulation of why i might ever want to use it.
Re:10 years of whatever this has been by errantmind on Thursday November 18, 2021 @01:19AM (#29262515)
Can you not imagine a future where the value of the USD is continually inflated by the FED to benefit particular segment of society, and wanting an out? What if there was this currency that no government could inflate away for political reasons, that you could really rely on to be free of short-term economic thinking?
Re:10 years of whatever this has been by beambot on Thursday November 18, 2021 @01:57AM (#29262769)
> What is useful about Bitcoin?

No quasi-governmental agency can unilaterally decide to print gobs more of it & drive inflation through the roof...

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1

Re:10 years of whatever this has been by chaxor on Thursday November 18, 2021 @03:57AM (#29263514)
Have you never eaten with a friend and had to pay them with Venmo? You could also do it with paypal, or even hugs.

Or Monero. It's a bit more stable since people use it as a currency more often.

You have options, which pretty much depend on what that person wants to receive. It's not that big of a deal guys, stop the hate. It's a bit childish really