• Willow.
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    4724 days ago

    Once again Trump proves himself to be a mere opportunist and grifter without principles or convictions. While in office Steven Mnuchin tried to kill crypto at the behest of the banking industry and Trump was vocal against Bitcoin. Once he left the White House he peddled his own NFTs.

    • @[email protected]
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      424 days ago

      We all know politicians have no morals. The reason he changed his stance is very simply because the crypto industry very well could get him elected. Crypto is a growing concern for a lot of people and he has to see that.

          • @[email protected]
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            023 days ago

            But they’re almost all using it STUPIDLY, aren’t they?

            How many people who purport to have Bitcoin actually hold their own private key?

            • @[email protected]
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              423 days ago

              Now you make a very fair point there. If you hold Bitcoin on an exchange or an ETF or somebody else holds it for you, you don’t own Bitcoin. That’s for sure. In those cases, you hold an IOU for Bitcoin. And that’s worth just about as much as it sounds. In other words, shit.

              • @[email protected]
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                123 days ago

                Safe deposit box?

                Everyone who has one, I hope.

                It’s called a Bitcoin “wallet”, too. If someone else is holding yours, it’s not your money.

            • @sugar_in_your_tea
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              123 days ago

              How is that relevant? He’s looking for votes, not to change what currencies people use.