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Re:The cryptocurrency sell-off has exposed those swimming naked by nradov on Friday May 20, 2022 @09:48AM (#31447340)
McDonald's stock (MCD) pays a 2.39% dividend yield based on people buying hamburgers. That's hard cash paid out every year. Bitcoin doesn't pay any dividends.
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Re:The cryptocurrency sell-off has exposed those swimming naked by scotty79 on Friday May 20, 2022 @06:17PM (#31453200)
Not all companies pay dividends and people don't think their stock is as worthless as bitcoin.
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Re:The cryptocurrency sell-off has exposed those swimming naked by nradov on Friday May 20, 2022 @07:17PM (#31453758)
Stockholders expect all companies to eventually pay dividends. This is literally Finance 101 material, a basic part of DCF analysis.
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