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		Daniel_sk on Jan 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BadEconomics: Putting $400M of Bitcoin on your com... But you are comparing stocks to a (digital currency). Compare USD or EUR volatility to Bitcoin.

mminer237 on Jan 4, 2021 [–]

For reference, here is a chart of the last year's prices of USD, GBP, JPY, and BTC compared to the Euro: https://i.imgur.com/7OHdaWw.png

Bitcoin is far too volatile ever be used as money.

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