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> Claims about cheaper transaction costs with banks outside the country (primarily the US) turn out to be false

These were always obviously false. Why did anyone believe the claims?

Crypto evangelism increasing looks like propaganda. Nonsensical ideas like "Bitcoin is a store of Energy™" get thrown around as though they're factual. It's a collective delusion, really.

Currencies are energy stores.

I assume this is just a troll or a joke. Clearly they are not.

No, the poster is entirely correct - for traditional currencies. Given enough cash, one could light a decent bonfire.

No, the process of converting raw materials into cash reduces the energy content so it’s not a store. It’s a consumer of energy.

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