• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      5 hours ago

      Satoshi could liquidate 4.76% of all the bitcoins that will ever exist, that would wipe the crypto market and potentially bring the stock market along for a very bumpy ride, wipe a ton of money in pension funds and so on.

      The fact that one person owns that much Bitcoin should worry anyone who is invested in it.

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      7 hours ago

      Yes but having billions in Bitcoin more closely resembles having billions in cash than billions in stocks / other assets which are harder to steal and get away with.

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        Ironically, that’s the kind of “issue” you need trustworthy banks for. The thing crypto was meant to replace. But none of the crypto exchanges that exist are trustworthy enough

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          I still don’t understand why crypto exchanges exist is an unregulated, decentralized currency, wouldn’t an exchange remove part of those benefits?

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      Other billionaires also have security. The accused people who aren’t really Satoshi likely don’t have the means to properly protect themselves the same way.