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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by int_19h on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @03:18AM (#42929599)
The real use is black market transactions.

Whether you find that a feature or a bug depends a lot on where you live.

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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by genem9 on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @05:48AM (#42930777)
We have USD for that …
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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by int_19h on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:16AM (#42945014)
Now try sending some to, say, Iran.
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