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927 points smallerfish | 1 comments | 04 Feb 25 00:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source

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ks2048 ◴[04 Feb 25 00:26 UTC] No.42925530[source]▶

Do pro-bitcoin people still talk about goals of bitcoin being a currency that people use daily?

I don't follow it closely, but that idea seems to have faded and now it's just an asset to buy and hold while it magically goes up forever.

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golergka ◴[04 Feb 25 04:51 UTC] No.42928125[source]▶

>>42925530 #

I literally use USDT daily. Use it to pay for food delivery, for a massage or a manicure, or exchange it for cash delivered to my home. Literally 90% of my spending goes through it.

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lawn ◴[04 Feb 25 09:54 UTC] No.42930388[source]▶

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USDT isn't Bitcoin.

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1. golergka ◴[04 Feb 25 16:48 UTC] No.42934926[source]▶

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That's true. The claim that Bitcoin is useless for everyday transactions is obviously correct. It's more like digital gold.

However, I find time and time again that HN crows is absolutely unaware of how useful crypto can be in everyday life, so I offer my perspective.

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