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Re:Joseph Stiglitz: 'We should shut down the cryptocurrencies' by monkey_monkey on Saturday May 28, 2022 @03:17AM (#31538285)
Literally all you have to do is invent a new coin.

Also - to acquire Bitcoin: https://xkcd.com/538/

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Re:Joseph Stiglitz: 'We should shut down the cryptocurrencies' by Geee on Saturday May 28, 2022 @07:38AM (#31539505)
Good luck trying to sell your coin to bitcoiners.
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Re:Joseph Stiglitz: 'We should shut down the cryptocurrencies' by monkey_monkey on Saturday May 28, 2022 @10:50AM (#31540774)
If you're trying to imply that no one who holds Bitcoin would sell to buy other coins, then I think your view of Bitcoiners may need to be recalibrated.

https://www.reddit.com/r/terraluna/comments/rs8hfv/how_to_bu...

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Re:Joseph Stiglitz: 'We should shut down the cryptocurrencies' by Geee on Saturday May 28, 2022 @04:20PM (#31543443)
Why do you think that creating a new coin and trying to sell it is the easiest way to get bitcoin? Most people think that it's not very easy, and buy bitcoin from an exchange.
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