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Point 3 is bad advice, historically it's been the Swiss franks that is the gold standard for saving up in case of hyperinflation.


Agreed, but someone in say Argentina or Nigeria will use crypto as that is more attainable.


Getting your money into a crypto coin that tracks a stable currency can in some cases be cheaper and easier than getting your money into that currency.


Yeah, like Liberty Reserve back in 2006. A centralised stable coin, which was shut down by the US government a few years later for the usual reasons: money laundering, crime, etc.

Crypto, being permissionless, is just a bit harder to shut down; but not any more legal.




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