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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by lazide on Monday December 08, 2025 @02:20AM (#46189363)
That is because you’re working in the same financial system.

Now try buying some property in South America. Or Eastern Europe. Or Asia.

Be prepared for a similar experience OP documents.

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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by mothballed on Monday December 08, 2025 @09:16AM (#46192463)
It's incredibly common in Argentina to buy a property with a suitcase of cash. In fact I think it's about the only way it's done. Argentina has a tax on bank transfers, plus by various measures the tax on profit of business can be above 100% so no one actually uses the traditional finance system for more than a minority fraction of their use.
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