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Blues Heron

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15. It's nothing for me, but then again I have a degree in comp sci!

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Fri May 23, 2025, 12:54 PM

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How stupid do you have to be to buy into thin air for currency.. nothing backs it up [View all] Peacetrain May 23 OP

It is a con game pushed by Wall Street and trump. Absolute malfeasance JohnSJ May 23 #1

It's amusing to consider all those gold spot ads on RW talk radio. no_hypocrisy May 23 #2

hahha.......All Losers! vapor2 May 23 #3

It's an easy way to launder money? n/t susanr516 May 23 #4

I've asked that same question many times. sop May 23 #5

Bitcoin is the exact opposite of inscrutable- it's literally open source. It's just a protocol. Blues Heron May 23 #11

"Inscrutable: impossible to understand or interpret." sop May 23 #12

It means its possible to understand it, that its not somehow hidden or obfuscated. Its not secret Blues Heron May 23 #13

It's not "hidden," "obfuscated" or "secret," it's just inscrutable. sop May 23 #14

It's nothing for me, but then again I have a degree in comp sci! Blues Heron May 23 #15

We're talking about understanding financial investments in cryptocurrency, not blockchain technology. sop May 23 #16

I just read an article on this yesterday: 41% of those invited had LOST money on his bullshit crypto coin. kysrsoze May 23 #6

Any currency is only as good as the government backing it. Uncle Joe May 23 #7

Letters from an American dweller May 23 #8

Just as stupid as online gambling bif May 23 #9

Bitcoin is open source - you can see for yourself if you trust it or not. Many do and there you have it. Blues Heron May 23 #10

What about meme coins? Guess the confusion arises because nothing back those up. They're allegorical oracle May 23 #17

Some Bitcoin is supposedly pegged to the dollar... haele May 23 #18

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