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> And let's ignore the actual criminals who legally counterfeit US dollars to finance war all around the world.

I've not heard of a legal counterfeiter. How's that work?

The Federal Reserve has a legalized monopoly on counterfeiting US dollars. [0]

[0] https://mises.org/library/fed-giant-counterfeiter

Ah—you arrived there by redefining the word. Got it.

google always has a moving goalpost you can link to

Hundreds of millions in possession of bitcoin maybe, but the number using it for any legitimate purpose is a miniscule fraction of that. The vast majority are in it under the assumption that bigger rubes will come along later to buy it off them.

Possession is a legitimate purpose. The primary function of money is to be a store of wealth. Medium of exchange and unit of account are secondary.

Even if we pretend that's true for the moment, it's also a shitty store of wealth, being propped up by a never ending supply of totally-backed-by-USD tether.

I agree that that half of the comment was ignorant.

The rest still stands.

USD is the currency of choice for criminals.