• finizam
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    19 hours ago

    Wouldn’t this give it stability?

    • Raiderkev@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      20
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      18 hours ago

      I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Russia probably has a shitload of BTC to get around sanctions, and are going to rug this stupid Bitcoin reserve.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      17 hours ago

      That’s not what makes a currency stable. The Fed wouldn’t need to work so hard if that’s all it took.

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      edit-2
      18 hours ago

      Why? Because a whole bunch of it is locked up somewhere? That’s already the case for bitcoin. Only a tiny fraction of the total supply actually moves. The vast majority is either in abandoned or lost wallets, or being held.