They're more "collectable" than wooden nickels. The world is full of bits of claptrap that nobody actually wants for itself, but nonetheless are proud to own.
I'd say they're closer to baseball cards. You can't buy anything with a baseball card, and I doubt anybody actually looks at theirs, but there's nonetheless a thriving market for them.
I suppose some government could decide to monetize baseball cards, and the coin advocates seem certain that the US government is about to start letting you pay your taxes in bitcoins. They might even be right about that.
With all due respect, isn't Bitcoin useful for paying ransomware ransoms, buying illegal guns and drugs, eluding sanctions, and settling debts with other multinational crime organizations? Are cartels the biggest suckers? Respectfully, I hope not!
Wooden nickels were useful for paying too -- if you could find a sucker willing to accept them. Doesn't change the fact that they were essentially worthless.
Criminals are all about taking advantage of people --- at high risk.
They accept the risk (and cost) of using bitcoin in their niche only as long as they remain confident that suckers will trade real usable currency for them.
They undoubtedly make this trade at the earliest opportunity.
The war was lost from the start.
Bitcoin is simply not suited to be a widely used "currency".
This is why despite almost 2 decades of promotion and effort, you still can't easily buy food with bitcoin.
Bitcoin is the ultimate "sucker" play. It's wooden nickels minus the wood. It only exits to embody the hope of finding a bigger sucker.
They're more "collectable" than wooden nickels. The world is full of bits of claptrap that nobody actually wants for itself, but nonetheless are proud to own.
I'd say they're closer to baseball cards. You can't buy anything with a baseball card, and I doubt anybody actually looks at theirs, but there's nonetheless a thriving market for them.
I suppose some government could decide to monetize baseball cards, and the coin advocates seem certain that the US government is about to start letting you pay your taxes in bitcoins. They might even be right about that.
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With all due respect, isn't Bitcoin useful for paying ransomware ransoms, buying illegal guns and drugs, eluding sanctions, and settling debts with other multinational crime organizations? Are cartels the biggest suckers? Respectfully, I hope not!
Wooden nickels were useful for paying too -- if you could find a sucker willing to accept them. Doesn't change the fact that they were essentially worthless.
Criminals are all about taking advantage of people --- at high risk.
They accept the risk (and cost) of using bitcoin in their niche only as long as they remain confident that suckers will trade real usable currency for them.
They undoubtedly make this trade at the earliest opportunity.
ye i know i've been signaling them for over 8 months to migrate, i think they are doing it
Relax lol and your site seems to be down.
it's filtering idiots
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