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Fiendish Thingy

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20. Too late

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:55 AM

Jul 16

16 Dem senators already voted for a crypto bill last month.

Rueben Gallego took $10 million from a crypto PAC.

Others who voted yes include:

Schiff
Padilla
Gillibrand
Rosen
Ossoff

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Will Cryptocurrency Replace The Dollar [View all] gab13by13 Jul 16 OP

it's possible but not anytime soon... BRICs is still a joke and there's too much uncertainty LymphocyteLover Jul 16 #1

Crypto is Krytonite PJMcK Jul 16 #2

It's also horrible for the environment. Also, what the hell is it, actually? Scrivener7 Jul 16 #4

Democrats should not be voting for this. Scrivener7 Jul 16 #3

Too late Fiendish Thingy Jul 16 #20

I know. Scrivener7 Jul 16 #21

It can't, simply because the value of the currency is constantly fluctuating. no_hypocrisy Jul 16 #5

Keep an eye on the bond market, gab13by13 Jul 16 #9

War OC375 Jul 16 #6

How will we know what it's worth? It's always boggled me that Cloudhopper Jul 16 #7

"They" are talking about gab13by13 Jul 16 #11

anything can be measured against anything, and most financial dashboards allow you to set your reference cadoman Jul 16 #13

Thank you for that, I appreciate it. Cloudhopper Jul 16 #17

That's the goal Blue Full Moon Jul 16 #8

Magic beans... er... crypto is for criming. FalloutShelter Jul 16 #10

It's a bunch of smoke and mirrors bif Jul 16 #12

it's math, computation, and a public ledger cadoman Jul 16 #15

No, because the younger generations use digital Johonny Jul 16 #14

I get that some people like it, for various reasons DFW Jul 16 #16

Trump saves Johnson again. Swede Jul 16 #18

Cryptocurrency is measured in US dollars Fiendish Thingy Jul 16 #19