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frphank
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Autopoietic. Scratching things from chaos. Homesteading the noösphere. Opportunity farmer: Reading things that are not yet on the page. Haskell. Dollars only, thanks.

There's still the occasional monarchy out there: Brunei, Swaziland and a couple of Arabic ones.

Volatility is built-in into a fixed-amout currency. It'd be weird if it wasn't volatile.

Oh nice! How much did you pay? Are the prices stable? How does the shop pay its suppliers?

This is of interest to me. The "keypair as identity" aspect of blockchains has use cases outside of blockchains. Nostr obviously one, but e.g. passkeys and that whole Yubikey/FIDO2 thing are becoming relevant in the real world.

But things are too proprietary. I'm looking at SoloKey and NitroKey. Want to build my own FIDO2/PKCS11 device with some extras like some sort of UI via a small display and buttons.

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From Google Translate: "The point is this: Don't risk having 0% Bitcoin in your portfolio. It's not too late to get away from zero. Again, it's not too late. You're still early. Right now, you can still exchange fiat money for Bitcoin. In the future, you'll probably have to earn it. Think of it this way: If Bitcoin's trajectory continues, there will never be a bad time to exchange your fiat currency for Bitcoin."

What's wrong with earning things. I now earn the fiat money you want me to spend on Bitcoin. Might as well earn Bitcoin directly?

Investment is an educated action, you're doing research to assess the company's future income potential. Maybe you're even attending shareholder meetings where you play an active role.

Speculation is more of a gamble.

Remember when it goes up, it's because you're such a genius, only when it goes down the world is to blame.