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Old 02-21-2021, 9:26am   #21
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How can one who obtained bitcoin ( by any means ~ ) turn this into real US Currency ?

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Through a bank like Coinbase. Think, Paypal for Bitcoin.

https://www.coinbase.com/
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Or transfer it to someone in exchange for cash
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Why not just use cash from the get-go?

Seems like a bunch of effort with zero monetary improvements and if the price drops like it has in the past, a huge portion of purchasing power could be lost? Or gained, based on chance.

Internet gambling isn’t an “investment”.
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Why not just use cash from the get-go?

Seems like a bunch of effort with zero monetary improvements and if the price drops like it has in the past, a huge portion of purchasing power could be lost? Or gained, based on chance.

Internet gambling isn’t an “investment”.
Drops.....or Gains??

How do you protect yourself from the government from doing that to the US dollar now?
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How do you protect yourself from the government from doing that to the US dollar now?
You have to believe a bunch of stuff that I find impossible to believe, to think Bitcoin is going to protect you from government.

If your goal is inflation protection, why speculate with Bitcoin when commodities with thousands of years of proven performance are available?
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You have to believe a bunch of stuff that I find impossible to believe, to think Bitcoin is going to protect you from government.

If your goal is inflation protection, why speculate with Bitcoin when commodities with thousands of years of proven performance are available?
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Diversification.

That being said, Bitcoin has been making new highs over and over again for the past 24 hours.
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You have to believe a bunch of stuff that I find impossible to believe, to think Bitcoin is going to protect you from government.



If your goal is inflation protection, why speculate with Bitcoin when commodities with thousands of years of proven performance are available?


I am not looking for government protection. They are the last people I would trust with my money.

That being said, I have made a LOT of money in the past month off crypto.

Like I have said in the past, investing in new technology and new ideas is not for the faint of heart.

Plus, any companies you may be invested in currently will soon be holding crypto. Therefore, you will be holding it in one way or another very soon.
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I am not looking for government protection. They are the last people I would trust with my money.

That being said, I have made a LOT of money in the past month off crypto.

Like I have said in the past, investing in new technology and new ideas is not for the faint of heart.

Plus, any companies you may be invested in currently will soon be holding crypto. Therefore, you will be holding it in one way or another very soon.
$58k Baby !!!
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I am not looking for government protection. They are the last people I would trust with my money.

That being said, I have made a LOT of money in the past month off crypto.

Like I have said in the past, investing in new technology and new ideas is not for the faint of heart.

Plus, any companies you may be invested in currently will soon be holding crypto. Therefore, you will be holding it in one way or another very soon.
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I am not looking for government protection. They are the last people I would trust with my money.

That being said, I have made a LOT of money in the past month off crypto.

Like I have said in the past, investing in new technology and new ideas is not for the faint of heart.

Plus, any companies you may be invested in currently will soon be holding crypto. Therefore, you will be holding it in one way or another very soon.
How do you "sell" it and who the fuck would buy it? Serious question
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There are many levels of investing in crypto.

I guess it all depends on how you want to invest. I hold several stocks that are based on Bitcoin and other crypto currencies and I own actual coin.

For the average person, investing in something like MSTR, BITW, GBTC are the simplest methods.
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Many merchants accept payment in Bitcoin.

https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin/who-accepts/
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I'm out of MSTR. Didn't sell the top but did sell above $1,000. Ripped WAY ahead of Bitcoin, and the price reflects paying a HUGE premium for bitcoin since the underlying business is worthless dog-shit.

Just using GBTC now.
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Many merchants accept payment in Bitcoin.

https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin/who-accepts/
But nobody is spending it.

So much nonsense. I get the making money part, although neither dollars nor Bitcoin is actually money. One is a currency and the other is a scam. Of course gains are gains, at least nominally. No such thing as a free lunch.
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the US govt has their taxing power and printing press and mint and the military to defend the US dollar.

who or what defends bitcoin? it's just numbers on a computer chip. no power, no reading of chip. chip lost or corrupted, contents gone. poof.

i can trust a bank or brokerage to keep my money safe from theft or corruption.

how does one keep come computer numbers safe?
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