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Austin, TX
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@WayneVaughan
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2 years
Wait until Russia accepts Bitcoin payments for oil.
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6 years
We should name Bitcoin bubbles like we name hurricanes.
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5 years
Bitcoin vs Top Performing Stocks.
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1 year
Stop voting for Democrats that are openly hostile to Bitcoin.
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1 year
Gary Gensler in 2018 said that 75% of tokens aren’t securities. Gary Gensler in 2023 says that nearly all tokens are securities. What changed?
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3 years
A United States Senator has laser eyes. Let that sink in for a moment. #Bitcoin
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4 years
$6 Trillion Dollars ÷ 130,000,000 U.S households -------------------------------- = $46,153.84 per household Just send every household a check. #6trillion
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4 years
Anyone else have the feeling that we’re not going back to normal?
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@BinanceUS Stop voting for Democrats who are openly hostile towards #Bitcoin .
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. @nntaleb reverses his position on #Bitcoin . This takes courage.
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1 year
Remember when we used to get excited, that some no-name e-commerce site started accepting #Bitcoin ? Vanguard purchasing 10% of one of the largest bitcoin miners is a truly remarkable event.
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The @SECGov just filed a 36-page brief arguing that the court should deny @Coinbase ’s request for the SEC to formally provide guidance for the crypto industry. Why not simply use their resources provide the much needed guidance? Seems like a waste.
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Holding Bitcoin through multiple cycles.
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6 years
“Bitcoin will overtake the dollar in importance as it becomes the single global currency of the internet within a decade” - @jack
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7 years
Chainsplaining - when someone who knows nothing about Bitcoin or Ethereum explains to you in condescending tone how they really work.
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4 months
@zerohedge Microstrategy owns the Bitcoin. Blackrock’s customers own the Bitcoin in $IBIT. Big difference.
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5 years
I wonder why no one focuses on the genius that made 10,000 BTC by selling two pizzas. 🤷‍♂️
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The final word on this matter
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OMG I’m hearing rumors that GameStop might be taking my advice and using their cash to buy #Bitcoin .
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$GME could use @saylor ’s playbook and start buying Bitcoin. 🤯
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2 years
It looks like Twitter deleted @twobitidiot ’s tweets about the SEC. Why? It seems perfectly reasonable to publicly criticize a controversial regulator and offer a suggestion for financial reform.
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5 years
Humans are screwed. @elonmusk was right.
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5 years
Robots will be shown these videos as propaganda in the wars to come.
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7 months
@VivekGRamaswamy Climate change is a unfalsifiable rationale for government control over every aspect of human civilization. If someone came up with a solution for climate change, it would be rejected by the left because it takes away their favorite justification for bigger government.
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El Salvador made a Bitcoin Fort Knox.
@nayibbukele
Nayib Bukele
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We've decided to transfer a big chunk of our #Bitcoin to a cold wallet, and store that cold wallet in a physical vault within our national territory. You can call it our first #Bitcoin piggy bank 🇸🇻 It's not much, but it's honest work 😂
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Today was a rough day in #Bitcoin .
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. @EpicGames has created the new best advertisement of all time.
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3 years
The political class doesn’t want to debate the merits of a monetary system that operates outside the government’s control, instead they’re trying to distract you with false claims that #Bitcoin mining will destroy the environment.
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@MarioNawfal Too many politicians view citizens as livestock on their ranch.
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7 years
The launch of #bitcoin futures gives every anti-Bitcoin person on Wall Street the opportunity to put their money where their mouth is. Short it or shut up.
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1 year
@jespow It’s unnerving to see how comfortable government officials are with lying and misleading the public when it serves their interests.
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2 months
A second Biden Administration is the biggest threat to the growth of Bitcoin and crypto. Vote accordingly.
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Ryan Selkis (d/acc) 🇺🇸
2 months
If Biden is reelected, they’ll hit: + stablecoins by requiring bank licenses for issuers + all tokens for being unregistered securities + all DeFi for unlicensed money transmission + Bitcoin mining + layers on top of BTC + self hosted wallets to collect crypto unrealized gains
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@WallStreetSilv Too many politicians view citizens as human livestock on their tax farm.
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3 years
Today, @SenTedCruz cemented himself as the nation’s leading #Bitcoin politician. In his conversation with @jimmysong Senator Cruz demonstrated a nuanced understanding of Bitcoin, Bitcoin mining, and crypto legislation. I’m shocked and impressed.
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"Multiple insiders came forward to tell us that the @WhiteHouse orchestrated the hit on the digital asset industry, including the denial of @custodiabank , and one insider gave us the name of the White House official who coordinated it." - @CaitlinLong_
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Here's @CaitlinLong_ revealing under testimony that the White House was behind Custodia's recent denial for a Fed Master Account. 👀
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@SenWarren Kroger $KR is the biggest publicly traded grocery company. They’ve significantly underperformed the S&P 500 over the past few years. @SenWarren , you can’t blame businesses for inflation. Americans expect you to take responsibility for your failures and change policy.
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SEC commissioner @HesterPeirce on the SEC’s call for crypto entrepreneurs to register. Something need to change at the SEC. “Today’s Commission tells entrepreneurs trying to do new things in our markets to come in and register. When entrepreneurs find
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5 years
I’m sensing a f*cking pattern.
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6 years
I agree with Vitalik. In the 90s, we encouraged everyone to join the web. There was no aggressive behavior towards those who weren’t early adopters. I wish crypto followed the same principles.
@VitalikButerin
vitalik.eth
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I deeply dislike the "nocoiner" insult. No, people who do not hold cryptotokens are not uncool losers. They are people using very reasonable heuristics in not personally participating in an industry that they do not understand and there are many justifiable reasons to be wary of.
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“I can’t wait to deposit my Bitcoin in a US bank”, said no one ever.
@CoinDeskMarkets
CoinDesk Markets
4 years
BREAKING: U.S. regulators have given national banks the green light to custody cryptocurrencies on customers' behalf. @nikhileshde reports @USOCC @BrianBrooksOCC
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I woke today with a 103 degree fever, dry cough, and body aches. Coronavirus is no joke. I’ll be fine in a few days. Please take this seriously. Stay home. Don’t get anyone sick.
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2 years
Is this considered misinformation, or were they just wrong? Do these people need to be deplatformed or canceled?
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6 years
The vibe at #Consensus2018 feels very much like conferences from the dotcom era.
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@VivekGRamaswamy Men are already required to provide financial support to the children they father. How is this proposal any different? How does this address the abortion issue? What am I missing?
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@balajis Imagine how much worse things could have gotten if SBF was successful in getting his preferred legislation passed and continued using customer funds to buy politicians.
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Stop voting for Democrats who are openly hostile towards crypto.
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@SenWarren Don’t be fooled by @SenWarren . The largest US grocery stores have profit margins between 1% and 3%. Groceries are not expensive because of greedy corporations, they’re expensive because the government printed trillions of dollars and adopted policies that drove up energy costs.
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TD Ameritrade says investors over 60 are starting to express interest in Bitcoin. Teach the older generation. #Consensus2019
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What it’s like to be a Bitcoin Core developer.
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5 years
This is why firefighters avoid dropping fire retardant on vehicles and buildings. It would destroy them.
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1 year
The Biden Administration has proposed a defacto ban on Bitcoin mining in the US via a 30% tax. This tax would make Bitcoin mining unprofitable. This is an element of a broader strategy by Democrats to ban Bitcoin and crypto. Vote them out.
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6 years
This is the new normal. #Consensus2018 . God help us.
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Democrats are changing their open hostility to crypto now that they fear it will cost them elections.
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3 years
@jerrybrito Fuck these fucking fuckers.
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@chamath Colleges are voluntarily making their degrees worthless.
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@mcuban @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats Democrats believe the government should have monopoly control over the financial system, every user should be registered, every transaction tracked, and access to the financial system can be cancelled if the government doesn’t like you. Bitcoin and crypto breaks their monopoly.
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@ErikVoorhees @GMPaiella “You don’t make a billion dollars, you take a billion dollars” - @AOC . I wonder where the original billion dollars came from? 🤦‍♂️
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Audio: Former SEC Enforcement official @JohnReedStark says “So long as the Democrats are in charge of the SEC, because it’s become such a partisan issue, the SEC’s crypto onslaught will continue.” (1/4)
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. @balajis was right.
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The real title fight of the 2020s will be MMT vs BTC.
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@PeterGleick Reality doesn’t care about your degrees. Your recent statements about crypto energy usage are incorrect.
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@SenWarren One clear explanation for higher inflation? The US Government printed trillions of dollars, forced business to shut down, and spread fear about COVID to influence elections. And politicians are spreading misinformation about corporate profits to blame businesses for inflation.
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@AP_Abacus There’s an obvious solution to this coordinated attack on Bitcoin and crypto.
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1 year
Stop voting for Democrats that are openly hostile to #Bitcoin .
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5 years
@twobitidiot Ryan speaks an unpleasant truth. I started a business at 19. I worked night & weekends in my 20s & 30s, because that’s what it took to survive. I’ve made payroll for 1,196 consecutive weeks. Life isn’t fair or easy. It will kick your ass without regard to your dreams or feelings.
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@CaitlinLong_ @federalreserve They did you wrong. The @federalreserve should remedy the situation by apologizing, paying your legal bills, and granting @custodiabank access to a Federal Reserve master account.
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5 years
If I had to describe @Blockstream ’s mission, I’d sum it up with these three words “Keep Bitcoin unstoppable”.
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Blockstream
5 years
We're excited to announce the new @gotenna + #BlockstreamSatellite integration. #Bitcoin txs & API data can now be shared from a full node to a mesh net, providing a decentralized solution for communities to transact regardless of network disruptions. 🛰️🌐
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@dotkrueger Running a Bitcoin full node gets you a modicum of approval from an elite group of philosopher king technocrats who are destined to rule humanity.
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6 years
It's conceivable that $ETH might surpass $BTC's market cap. 🤔 Truth is stranger than fiction.
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6 years
Facecoin is real! 😱
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4 years
@WilliamShatner How was this image made? Is there an app that swaps your gender?
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1 year
It’s strange that the @Twitter algorithm takes into account if the author of a tweet is a Democrat or Republican. Can this be removed @elonmusk ?
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@robin_j_brooks Why tweet about Bitcoin when it’s so clearly outside your area of expertise?
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Paraguay is following in El Salvador’s footsteps to make Bitcoin legal tender.
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Dave Parker
3 years
Paraguay announces a bill that would make #Bitcoin legal tender and also to encourage mining (with renewable energy sources).
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@_JohnWhelan @CaitlinLong_ @senrobportman You are livestock on their tax farm.
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@twobitidiot Politicians will change their behavior when they believe hostility towards Bitcoin and crypto will cost them elections.
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4 years
Can we use #coronavirus as an opportunity to get rid of paper receipts?
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@nic__carter The world makes more sense once you realize the government sees you as livestock on their tax farm.
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@DKThomp Ironically this is about how much people pay in taxes.
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5 years
Bitcoin.
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7 years
Blockchain tourism - when an enterprise meets with a startup to discuss blockchain without first defining their business problem.
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@PrestonPysh @zerohedge The government wants every person and asset recorded in a government registry. The government wants surveillance over all financial transaction and all communications. The government wants the ability to seize any asset, censor any financial transaction, and control what
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@markallanbovair I’m 46. Born in 1977. 1980 to 1990 didn’t feel that different 1990 to 2000 huge difference 2000 to 2010 didn’t feel that different 2010 to 2020 huge difference 2020 to 2024 huge difference.
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Nearly 17k people are discussing the impending fall of Twitter on @Twitter . 🤣
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Stop voting for Democrats that are openly hostile to #Bitcoin .
@BitcoinMagazine
Bitcoin Magazine
1 year
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Biden admin proposes 30% tax on electricity used for #Bitcoin & crypto mining - NY Times It’s “hindering the transition to a low-emission energy future,” the White House says.
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Stop voting for Democrats who are openly hostile to #Bitcoin . chart by @nic__carter
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Bitcoin fees are $2.50. It costs a cup of coffee to buy a cup of coffee with #bitcoin . Somewhere, @rogerkver is quietly weeping...
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@GeoffRBennett @KenDilanianNBC The FBI cannot get access to Bitcoin wallets. They have no special backdoor, technology, or techniques that give them access.
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Wayne Vaughan
3 years
Congress is coming after crypto. A last minute addition to the Infrastructure bill creates major new reporting and tax obligations. Contact your Representatives and Senators to stop this madness.
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Jake Chervinsky
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1/ 🚨 Here's the deal with the US infrastructure bill: A new provision has been added that expands the Tax Code's definition of "broker" to capture nearly everyone in crypto, including non-custodial actors like miners, forcing them all to KYC users. This is not a drill 👇
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@twobitidiot The SEC workers should go on strike and refuse to return to work until a spot Bitcoin ETF is approved.
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@nlw @BradSherman Stop voting for Democrats who are openly hostile towards Bitcoin.
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. @starkness announces the first Lightning Conference, October 19th in Berlin!
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Bitcoin is Bitcoin. Putting technology aside, all Bitcoin forks are second class blockchains based on their name. Bitcoin Cash Bitcoin SV Bitcoin ABC Etc. They can’t win. It astonishes me that their creators don’t understand this basic principle.
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@GaryGensler SEC commissioner @HesterPeirce disagrees.
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SEC commissioner @HesterPeirce on the SEC’s call for crypto entrepreneurs to register. Something need to change at the SEC. “Today’s Commission tells entrepreneurs trying to do new things in our markets to come in and register. When entrepreneurs find
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Congratulations @ToneVays . Looks sharp!
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Discussion at Satoshi Roundtable this morning: Lightning will suppress tax fees. What about the Bitcoin fee market? Well, we might have to introduce a low inflation rate to Bitcoin once the block reward gets too low. cc: @twobitidiot
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Decentralization is like fighting gravity. It takes energy to keep networks from centralizing to improve speed, efficiency, and reliability.
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Custodia bank was exactly the type of bank you’re looking for @Jason , an ultra safe bank that’s fully backed deposits. The Fed recently denied their application for a Fed account. Please talk to their CEO, @CaitlinLong_ about the reasons the government doesn’t want this type of
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It feels like 2022 is the year the world learns why we need #Bitcoin .
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The Bitcoin blockchain just passed 100GB.
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@GrantCardone Wait until Saudi Arabia accepts oil payments in Bitcoin.
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@sashahodler Is this just a theory or do you have solid evidence that @Coinbase is settling with borrowed Bitcoin instead of buying spot?
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