• kn0wmad1c@programming.dev
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    1 day ago

    Bitcoin lost 20% of its value in a month. It’s great for speculation, but it seems like a shitty thing to use as a currency.

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      Its only great for speculation if you can find more suckers to buy in. Apparently the public are going to be forced to be the suckers.

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        18 hours ago

        It’s likely you already are bought in if you have a typical 401k investment setup as several large firms have btc on their books. Small as it may be, it’s likely there.

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        Why? Because a whole bunch of it is locked up somewhere? That’s already the case for bitcoin. Only a tiny fraction of the total supply actually moves. The vast majority is either in abandoned or lost wallets, or being held.