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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:57AM (#42933147)
I'm speaking from experience. I literally spent Bitcoin last week that I would rather have held, because I needed the money.
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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by troupo on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @10:25AM (#42933511)
And yet, en masse Bitcoin is used as speculative investment, not money.
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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by npoc on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @07:57AM (#42947847)
All investments are speculative.
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