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

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months 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

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

thanks 😉