Anything that resembles a global currency, that's not the US dollar, should be destroyed at every opportunity.
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Why shouldn't the US ban crypto?
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I’m conflicted here, Op.
I am all about wielding every weapon/leverage we have where diplomacy is concerned. A US currency being the worldwide standard is definitely a plus.
however, the last election (and all of the machinations of the last 4 years) have shown me that the Country i once believed in is gone. We used to be a Nation that acted in the interest of its’ people.
The ridiculous decisions being made now can only lead to inflation, weakening us and limiting the power of the dollar. I’m not an expert on Crypto, but if i i understand it correctly, it is a limited resource that can only be “mined” using incredibly complex algorithms.
The mining of the resource and the introduction of a “new coin” is independent of any government manipulation/influence. The idealists out there believe that this represents the power of the people and reintroduces “common sense” back into economic decision making.
still a lot of uncertainty, and your point about governments not “allowing” these coins to exist is a good one. The folks who want to keep the old system will die on that hill, or more accurately - they’ll gladly send our sons and daughters to die on the hill for them.
I am all about wielding every weapon/leverage we have where diplomacy is concerned. A US currency being the worldwide standard is definitely a plus.
however, the last election (and all of the machinations of the last 4 years) have shown me that the Country i once believed in is gone. We used to be a Nation that acted in the interest of its’ people.
The ridiculous decisions being made now can only lead to inflation, weakening us and limiting the power of the dollar. I’m not an expert on Crypto, but if i i understand it correctly, it is a limited resource that can only be “mined” using incredibly complex algorithms.
The mining of the resource and the introduction of a “new coin” is independent of any government manipulation/influence. The idealists out there believe that this represents the power of the people and reintroduces “common sense” back into economic decision making.
still a lot of uncertainty, and your point about governments not “allowing” these coins to exist is a good one. The folks who want to keep the old system will die on that hill, or more accurately - they’ll gladly send our sons and daughters to die on the hill for them.
Don’t fuck with my BTC OP
Yes btc will be a network that anyone can plug into and get the network effect. Right now the dollar has some processes around it like bond issuance, auctions with in the banks, etc. that btc doesn’t offer.
Also I am not sure btc will ever stable out between supply and demand.
This is where the fedcoin will come in that the guberment will create and won’t be competing with USD.
Also I am not sure btc will ever stable out between supply and demand.
This is where the fedcoin will come in that the guberment will create and won’t be competing with USD.
Explain it to me like I’m 5.
The tokens used in blockchain projects are used to incentivize individuals to run nodes on their networks. These networks typically run cryptography operations that anyone can use. This is rather a reductive explanation, but essentially you put a task out to a network, pay a fee (in whatever crypto token that the network uses), and get back your result.
Why should we want to solve that "real world problem" for the rest of the world if it puts US citizens at a disadvantage?
Honest question.
What purpose does the task serve? I know that i “get” a coin in return for my computing power, but what does the task giver get in return?
I'm investing in it simply because I feel that our own government is putting its citizens at a disadvantage by printing trillions of dollars. We are going to see severe inflation the coming 18 months, IMO. Because (most) crypto currencies have a finite number of coins, and they become more scarce as the years progress, it means that once they are adopted widely, (getting close) they are a good investment to keep your money from severely devaluing.
Not an expert by any means, though.
I think you're spot on but that doesn't answer my question about why the US should allow such a practice especially with the devaluation of their own currency as you noted.
I’m not sure they could stop it even if the wanted to. It’s decentralized. If they were to try to stop it, that may just give it more legitimacy? If not here, then where? And what do we give up by it not being here.
Got on the crypto wagon this year after being a long time non-believer. I did some reading on the de-fi movement and changed my mind. Crypto bull now.
Lol.. Bill gates and his I’ll gotten gains from his monopoly can’t control and extend bitcoin so he’s not happy.
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Even if it caused them a loss it would be the type of message that needed to be sent to people for investing into something that harmed the US dollar.
Think of how much money and resources have already been wasted on cryptos here in the US and it's a process with no benefits (destroys the environment and takes money out of US infrastructure and traditional products).
Not saying this is my personal position on the matter but I think these questions deserve an answer at the very least.
BigBucnNole
Elite
Internets tokens. It’s a fad.
See my above.
Seems like it's only brings negatives to the US.
The only justification people seem to have for it is that others do it. Seems like one of those situations your mother asked you about growing up; "if joey jumped off a cliff or smoked cigarettes would you do it too?"...
I just think as more big money gets involved with Bitcoin the chances of the US banning it goes down. Black Rock manages over 7 trillion and is getting into Bitcoin now. I do think a challenge to the fiat dollar is catastrophic to government but it needs to happen.
BigBucnNole
Elite
The US dollar is for all practical purposes the reason we control the bulk of the planet. It is the reserve currency and any country going through shit times is always going to invest in dollars and make the US wealthier. And when times get good to force a disinvestment, raw US economic power tied to a cheaper currency out competes any economy on the planet.
US Government doesn't give a flying fuck if "big money" gets behind the currency. We are what we are post world war 2 because of the bomb and the US dollar. That's not going anywhere.
What could happen, and most likely will happen, is a digital version of the USD.
I’m 100% biased because I want the US to lose the reserve currency status due to how it lets big government grow.
BigBucnNole
Elite
I’m one of those big believers in geography dictating virtually everything in your life. The US has the best combination of geography on the face of the planet with access to abundant raw material and cheap ways to move goods. We’ll always be the reserve currency because we will always have the worlds most powerful economy.
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That's silly.
We can agree that taxation is theft but people don't have free reign to fund whatever they want.
Sikness23245
Elite
The US government can't eliminate crypto from the world, so restricting American's access to it can only disadvantage Americans. I think it's a little funny that America has always led the way in innovation and technology and now that crypto comes along, we're so scared of it. What we should be doing is finding ways to use it to our advantage like we always have with new technology.
Crypto only ever becomes a challenge to the USD if people actually begin to view it as a currency. Right now, they're viewed more as investments. Crypto might even be helping keep markets in balance. General sentiment is that markets are already inflated from covid relief packages, etc. Imagine if all the money in crypto came flowing into the markets? The volatility would be insane. While the initial response might be "volatile in a good way because prices would go up", the reality is most people would lose their asses when the big boys decide to start taking profits. Instead, continue to push crypto as an alternative investment strategy to the stock market, because inevitably, profits from crypto will work their way into the markets in a more sustainable manner than if you simply eliminate crypto. As crypto gets cemented in the average person's mind as an investment option, it loses its potential to challenge the USD as a currency over time.
I think you're mostly right.
It should be viewed as a resource or technology as opposed to currency or an asset.
It really doesn't act like a currency much but like you pointed out. It's much more like a developing resource or technology.
Blockchain will bring many positives but acting as a 'currency' isn't one IMO.
Americans wouldn't be disadvantaged to eliminate blockchain as an asset option since it's still being used and developed across many fields.
The better argument would be why shouldn't it be regulated like other parts of the economy? The answer is there isn't one and it's never good to leave things completely unregulated because the bigs will always take advantage of the littles.
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Why not? I believe you should have the freedom to invest how you see fit. Your money is the fruits of your labor.
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Cuz people would fund bad shit like gangs, human trafficking, and drugs.
Strawman, not at all equivalent to crypto. Your examples are supporting things that harm others (though I feel that anyone should be able to buy drugs).
Banning crypto would be akin to banning gold ownership.
So does any asset
Are you making my point for why it should be regulated?
Unless you think all assets should be regulated which is socialist as hell
Not all but ones with qualities like crypto should just like gold, silver, mortgages, bonds, ect (which is why they are).
First off you opened by saying BANNED, not regulated. Secondly I can buy as much Gold, Silver, bonds, etc as I want. I have bought and sold much of each and have never ran into any regulation. You still sound like a flaming socialist.
I did say ban crypto currency. I didn't fuck up.
Just because I would ban crypto currency doesn't mean I believe we should ban gold.
Just because you buy and sell them doesn't mean they aren't regulated.
Keep up sport.
You're inconsistent sport. You started with banned, then morphed into regulated for several posts. Your initial question has been answered - I don't agree to relinquish my right to invest the fruits of MY labor as I see fit.
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