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> Other people are switching to bitcoin because it is better money than their local currency.

USD, EUR, GBP and CHF are less volatile. The countries that manage them all have good credit ratings. Compare to BTC which has lost >55% of its value in the last 6 months. And you're calling that a currency?

Using safe fiat, or even gold, would be the "boring" solution because it doesn't go up in value much. If anything, it slowly loses value, but nothing among those 4 beats the >55% / 6mo drop of BTC.

If you're concerned about inflation, a finance expert might give you a "boring" lecture on how to counter it.

Maybe there should be a guide to the "boring" solutions to the problem that crypto supposedly solves in an "exciting" and (for now) lucrative way.



Who said anything about boring vs exciting? You’re projecting.




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