Bitcoin is legal tender in El Salvador from today

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  1. Jimmy1986

    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Today is the day.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/oth...ryptocurrency-bitcoin-legal-tender/ar-AAOaHbD

    Gold and Silver are cool and all, but its Bitcoin that has changed my life.

    There are a few OG's from Silverstackers who were into it back in 2013 when we first pumped to 1k, hopefully you guys are still holding.

    To anyone who is still unsure about Bitcoin or think that they're too late, i think it could still go 3-5x over the next year.

    All the best guys, keep stacking but consider adding some Bitcoin also.
     
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    bubblebobble2 Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    not surprisingly…who carries monies these days…?
     
  3. Jimmy1986

    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Gold and Silver are definitely a great insurance policy, but since i started stacking in 2012 it has been just that, an insurance policy.

    The gains on metals since then are nothing to write home about.

    Bitcoin on the other hand.....
     
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    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    No offense mate, but its not even in the same different ballpark

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    https://www.5yearcharts.com/silver-10-years-charts-of-performance/

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    https://www.chartoasis.com/btc-usd-forex-chart-10-years-cop0/

    ''Going back 10 years, bitcoin’s percent growth is six figures. In July 2011, two years after it was created, one coin cost $13.91. Back then, $1,000 would have bought you 71.89 bitcoin, which would be worth $2,785,737.50 today. That figure represents growth of 278,476.56%''

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/how...invested-1000-dollars-in-bitcoin-in-2011.html
     
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    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    They are great gains mate, but still Bitcoin is an order of magnitude greater.

    I love cool rare coins etc also, i just think there are still great gains to be made in Bitcoin.

    I think Bitcoin will be a much needed tool for freedom moving forward also.
     
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    Anything is Possible in The Crypto World.
     
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    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    I first bought Bitcoin at $60 for a full coin in 2013, I last bought a couple of hours ago at around 70K (obvious not a whole coin) I've bought everywhere in between.

    I've sold some along the way to pay down debts etc but I look at Bitcoin as my savings account now.

    If we pump above 200k in the coming months i will probably take some profits but i truly don't see anywhere else to park my hard earned.

    I continue to buy a little bit each and every week and have done for years, this strategy was worked for me so far.
     
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    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Damn straight!
     
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    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Thanks mate, same to you!
     
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    What unit are they planning on pricing things in?

    It would get confusing saying 0.0003899 BTC for a haircut.
     
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    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Sats/USD i beleive mate, i think with the lightning network it will actually be pretty smooth, there will definitely be teething problems for sure but I think it will succeed.
     
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    Erin Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    What are your thoughts on solana Jimmy…? Seems to be pumping atm…
     
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    I didn't Involve in Cryptos when I was in The Forum.
    Now I am A Crypto Day Trader.

    And I do not want to get involve in Btc due to The High Gas Rates.

    Others Major Coins I would prefer that consume less Gas/ Fuel Rates.
     
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    I'm going to say it. Gold not legal tender anywhere.

    The way I think of it is this.
    There is a science as to what makes a good money. Many of us know this, it's to do with properties such as portability, divisibility, etc...

    Good engineering is built on good science.

    The monetary system is an engineered system built to serve us.

    If you look at what has been used for money, including gold and paper cash, and compare them against the science of money you can see that they have all been imperfect in one way or another.

    Bitcoin is the first true money the world has ever seen and we are witnessing the beginnings of the rest of the world come to that conclusion. And once fully realised, we will look back and wonder how we ever did without it.
     
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    Agree.

    There are a variety of schools of economic thought as to what makes good money.

    However, at least one branch argues that deflationary currencies like Bitcoin do not make sound money because of their contractionary nature. The amount of BTC available to consumers cannot be inflated or deflated as required in response to market forces. BTC may be touted as "true money" by some, but even when its price stabilises in whatever future decade that occurs, it will fail as money because it cannot be regulated by the market process.

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/friedrich-von-hayek-denationalization-money-rudy-kadoch
     
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    hardyakkagold Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    It's a pity common sense and the truth are no longer legal tender on this prison planet, then scams like this bitcoin couldn't flourish.
     
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    On the charts it looks like Bitcoin's second bubble is about to pop. Multiple coins dropped significantly today.

    I don't know about this spectacular rise that everyone is talking about... it looks more like a second "hump" and in the last few hours it started to point downwards. 47,000 USD per BTC right now.
     
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  20. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    "certain bounded bodies of information" = people making what they consider sound or rational decisions based upon limited understanding.

    Relying on "common sense" alone can lead to misconceptions and a resistance to the notion of the evolutionary nature of value, property, money and currency.
     

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