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Anon gives up on Bitcoin in 2010
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this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2025
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I don't understand how bitcoin has value. I know the dollar has no intrinsic value either; we just all agree it does. But the difference between the dollar and bitcoin is that if you decide to stop trading using the dollar, you become a terrorist and get a free hellfire delivery. If you stop trading using the bitcoin, no one cares. How did this whole bitcoin to value begin? How does a brand new currency start without the backing of a state? Why does it keep having value? It's interesting af.
The first major use case were donations to wikileaks, because the existing financial system shut them out. Recently, the Americans shut Russia out of the financial system and stole their money. Escaping financial repression is valuable (even if you don't agree that people should be able to escape).
oh shittttt. this is getting interesting. i got obsessed with the Russia bs when Ukraine was first invaded, but I slowly lost interest because all things psychopath just get me too upset. but it's back to the rabbit hole! ✌