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Comment by matheusmoreira

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Currency/Pages...

> Federal Reserve notes are not redeemable in gold, silver or any other commodity, and receive no backing by anything

Bigger scam than Tether. Has been running for almost a century now.

> Crypto isn't used for anything except speculation.

Looks like Amazon's going to accept cryptocurrency as payment:

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-cryptocurrency-seeks-...

Hopefully we'll be able to put this "cryptocurrency is just speculation" argument to rest soon.

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