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33. I would no sooner buy Bitcoin or any other crypto currency...

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 08:15 PM

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than I would buy South African Rand or Swiss Francs, Euro, Rupee, Yen or Singapore Dollars.

I'm not a currency trader.

It's made up nonsense that is only redeemable in real, hard currency, so what's the fucking point? It's clearly a speculative bubble.

When 7/11 starts taking Bitcoin for Slurpee's, coffee and chocolate bars, I'll rethink my position.

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