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El Salvador Abandons Bitcoin as Legal Tender After Failed Experiment (ticotimes.net)

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

they could have bought rolling 16x futures on gold in or 5x on cacao beans in 2021, just saying, with better success chance and lower risk. The fact that you won (allegedly) in casino doesn't make you smart, it makes you lucky, it's bonkers to do for a country

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You seem pretty smart. They should probably put you in charge.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 27 points 2 days ago

thanks 😉