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		inconceivable on June 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SEC asks for emergency order to freeze Binance US ... what if shutting down all the exchanges is the thing that causes people to start using bitcoin directly as a currency?

devoutsalsa on June 7, 2023 | | [–]

Is Bitcoin worth anything if you can’t convert it into fiat currency & vice versa?

redsky880 on June 7, 2023 | | [–]

Yes. You don't believe BTC was ever used directly between two parties for a sale of goods/services?

wmf on June 6, 2023 | [–]

If you have the downside risk of volatility without the dopamine hit of gambling you might as well just sell it all.

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