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Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds by throw8383833jj on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @03:59PM (#30278393)
>> currency is simply the oil in the machinery Oil is pretty darn valuable.

The need for currency oil is real! imagine if you had to sell a house, everytime you needed to get some liquidity.

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Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds by boc on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:59PM (#30290854)
You're describing credit, not currency. You can access credit to fund daily transactions without touching the principle of your investments. That's what a credit card does.
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