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mk  ·  1437 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Michael Saylor on Bitcoin's Next Billion HODLers

Tulip bulbs were a store of value beyond utility for a short while.

I used BTC last month, not for criminal activity. However, now I am using USDC for the same purpose, USDC is an Ethereum token pegged to the USD.





rene  ·  1437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Pardon the snark, but sounds like a fancy gift card rather than a revolution in currency.

Last time I used BTC was to buy LSD off the Silk Road 10 years ago. After that the rest I converted into dollars so I could pay the rent in college, made 80 bucks off the price swing.

kleinbl00  ·  1437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I own zero BTC. I think. No, I believe I have some fraction of BTC left in Coinbase. At the time it was a rounding error, now it's probably worth a couple pizzas. My BTC holdings were never worth more than like $700, and that's back when that was like 3 BTC.

But I also don't pretend that the idea of a blockchain is irrelevant because it makes me mad.

mk  ·  1437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

USDC is a legit revolution in currency. DAI (which has no currency reserve) is even more so.

I use Ethereum a few times a week. My usage has definitely grown over time.

steve  ·  1437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I use Ethereum a few times a week

please feel free to send me ETH at any time during those few times a week.

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Joking aside - I did buy a car with ETH a few years ago.

ButterflyEffect  ·  1437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah...I don’t think there enough lengths I could make to thank people like mk, insomniasexx, and kleinbl00 for all the crypto discussions years ago when ETH was just breaking into news cycles. Fundamentally altered the course of my life.

kleinbl00  ·  1437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And for the record, my viewpoint has largely been contrarian.