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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's as legitimate as any country's currency, as long as that country is being run out of some random basement closet in Silicon Valley.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

everything that you said so far just tells me that you don't understand it. Now I'm not saying that a lot of the crypto out there and actually the vast majority of crypto out there is garbage, that's entirely true, however Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP, Cardano.. and several of the most popular and legitimate companies and technologies out there are exactly that, legitimate.

giant corporations Banks and financial institutions don't put billions of dollars into investments of crypto without validating the asset

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And everything you said so far just tells me that you're invested in your sunk cost fallacy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

in the past 4 years I've made $7,000 casually trading crypto and everything is just fine so whatever man

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's what the numbers on the account says anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

no that's cash in my bank account at this point smart guy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So even you recognize that it's not real money until it's cash.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

arguing like this with someone like you is pretty pointless

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You think this is an argument?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also.... In September 2021, El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as its second legally-recognized national currency alongside the U.S. dollar.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe you'll be able to retire in El Salvador.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's called institutional adoption

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I believe it when I can buy a Big Mac with crypto.