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ceejayoz
9y ago
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"Bitcoin" and "safe" in the same sentence is an odd look.
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paulpauper
9y ago
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safer than many foreign currencies, which have lost 30-99% of their value relative to the USD since 2013
ceejayoz
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9y ago
As opposed to Bitcoin, where the statement is sometimes along the lines of "lost 30% of its value since
20:13
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paulpauper
9y ago
In 2013, depositors in Bank of Greece lost 50% of their deposits above $100k, overnight, by decree. Not saying Bitcoin is perfect, but the alternatives are often not better.
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sneak
9y ago
Nice joke, but short term volatility aside, bitcoin has been fairly stable for the last year or two, compared to the early days.
joecool1029
9y ago
Yeah but we're talking about a loss of 30% of its value in under 5 minutes. Brexit vote to the GBP wasn't even that bad.
ratacat
9y ago
Eh, most of us were expecting it to fall worse.
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