• Abyssian@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Having a currency not backed by a government or different currency is actually something the world could benefit from. Iranian currency was backed by USD, the US caused a shortage of USD there, and their currency value dropped to under 3% of it’s former value. 90 Million people.

    That said, I think most of us have only ever used crypto to buy drugs off the internet.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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      4 hours ago

      Yeah, but a currency practically needs a military and an economy to back it.

      Who is going to stop me from fucking with the bitcoin supply if I own the US economy?