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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

BUT I WAS TOLD THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUTTCOIN AND REAL MONEY, WHAT THE HELL?!?11?!

Who could have ever seen this coming other than anyone who thought about it for the briefest amount of time?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Crypto is a massive scam. It has no value. It is just used to obscure fraud.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I mean neither does FIAT currency, U.S. currency is based on taxes , there is nothing that backs it. Majority of GDP is just finance. We need more education on what and how a currency actually works.

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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.

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