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4. Monopoly money at it's best....

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 08:25 AM

Dec 5

If you sold a car you owned for $30,000 would you rather have bitcoin payment or a certified check from the bank? How about it your sold your home?

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Bitcoin Hits a Milestone: $100,000 [View all] RandiFan1290 Dec 5 OP

LLM (AI) says: "Hold my beer..." nt EarthFirst Dec 5 #2

Tulip bulbs reach a new high. multigraincracker Dec 5 #3

Monopoly money at it's best.... Bengus81 Dec 5 #4

Socialism buyout yankee87 Dec 5 #12

Depends hueymahl Dec 5 #13

Probably Bitcoin womanofthehills Dec 5 #20

So what...certain Trump watches are "worth" $100,000. Bengus81 Dec 5 #5

So a made up thing backed by nothing is moniss Dec 5 #6

This is why it's absurd to use it as a "currency" William Seger Dec 5 #8

Pin meet bubble melm00se Dec 5 #9

And tomorrow it could drop to $1. Jacson6 Dec 5 #10

Bitcoin is digital gold hueymahl Dec 5 #14

Here's the thread from 2013 when it hit $200 RandiFan1290 Dec 5 #15

Love it! hueymahl Dec 5 #17

With any luck, you'll never find out why bitcoin is not gold William Seger Dec 6 #23

Gold is in demand for electronics manufacturing and for jewelry William Seger Dec 7 #28

Don't understand this whole bitcoin business. Fla Dem Dec 5 #18

You can start by signing up with a popular company like Coinbase womanofthehills Dec 5 #21

The genius of bitcoin is it is not owned or controlled by anyone hueymahl Dec 7 #25

Fake money LiberalFighter Dec 5 #19

further proof that it is more ponzi like scam than currency lapfog_1 Dec 7 #26

The pump phase is about to turn into the dump phase. comradebillyboy Dec 7 #27

Both BTC & the Dollar are fiat money in that... snot Dec 7 #29