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Re:Bitcoin's big secret: How cryptocurrency became law enfor... by pertsix on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:12AM (#45911330)
Why would Bitcoin purists care about off ramping onto fiat?

This seems awkwardly unnecessary for a technology that has only prioritized deflationary economics and economic sovereignty through private key encryption.

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Re:Bitcoin's big secret: How cryptocurrency became law enfor... by cperciva on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:29AM (#45911443)
Serious answer: Because they have to eat. Being a purist doesn't mean they can afford to ignore the world they live in; even if they believe that USD is fundamentally worthless and keep all their wealth in Bitcoin, they still need to occasionally pay bills to people who don't take Bitcoin.
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Re:Bitcoin's big secret: How cryptocurrency became law enfor... by wmf on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:17AM (#45911361)
There are virtually no actual purists. And criminals are generally more opportunistic than ideological.
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Re:Bitcoin's big secret: How cryptocurrency became law enfor... by red-iron-pine on Thursday November 13, 2025 @09:28AM (#45915285)
95% of the world is still on fiat.

outside of a few san fran tech bros, how many people you know ever bought a house with BTC?

you gonna gift your mom monero for x-mas?

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