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Re:Ask HN: Why is Hacker News so anti-crypto? by juanci_to on Monday May 09, 2022 @11:39AM (#31315532)
>Rather than embrace speculation, Bitcoin should have deterred it, keeping the price low and limiting environmental impact.

Well, for something that's said to be a currency, that would be logical. But for something that's meant to be "deflationary" it isn't.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Hacker News so anti-crypto? by tromp on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @05:55AM (#31337757)
Bitcoin should have aimed at being disinflationary rather than deflationary.
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