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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago (2 children)

there was a time when conspiracy loons would fearmonger about "digital currency" and "cashless society" and yet here we are...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Yes, here were are with digital currency. No need for quotes.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They still are.

Bitcoin mining may be our last line of defense against a CBDC [Central Bank Digital Currency],” Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday

Don't use the imaginary digital currency made by the deep state. Use this specific digital currency that I have a huge financial interest in!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

This dude probably has a much bigger stake in USD than BTC. The main difference is that USD always loses value.