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El Salvador Abandons Bitcoin as Legal Tender After Failed Experiment (ticotimes.net)

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[–] piccolo 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you think crypto is a scam, wait until you learn about how fiat currency works. Crypto is a great idea that has been plifered by scammers trying to make another pump and dump scheme.

It really isnt that far off from the stock market, and there are books of regulations involving share trading because all the various frauds commited over the centuries, though most are to protect the captial...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Not really scammers but speculators.

A means of exchange shouldn't be a speculative investment, the two objectives are at odds with each other.