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A comment on Ask HN: Why do we need central bank digital currency (CBDC)?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why do we need central bank digital currency (CBDC)? by jqpabc123 on Friday September 09, 2022 @07:50PM (#32786250)
Thank you for saving us from the evil of government. In the meantime, can I pay rent with crypto?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do we need central bank digital currency (CBDC)? by zeroclip on Saturday September 10, 2022 @09:52AM (#32790645)
If your landlord decides to accept crypto, sure you could.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do we need central bank digital currency (CBDC)? by jqpabc123 on Saturday September 10, 2022 @10:13AM (#32790828)
So in other words --- not likely --- not without charging you an additional fee.

Your landlord doesn't exist in crypto land either --- and he will quickly grasp the fact that doing business in crypto has real world costs.

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