• Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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    30 days ago

    Yes but having billions in Bitcoin more closely resembles having billions in cash than billions in stocks / other assets which are harder to steal and get away with.

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      29 days ago

      Yup, if you robbed Elon Musk you’d just walk away with some IOUs that might be worth millions… and also billions in Twitter debt.

      The actual Satoshi has billions in untraceable cash equivalents that already happen to be in a currency that drug lords like dealing in.

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      30 days ago

      Ironically, that’s the kind of “issue” you need trustworthy banks for. The thing crypto was meant to replace. But none of the crypto exchanges that exist are trustworthy enough