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		a_victorp 27 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran ... I'd say that the advantage for Venezuelans has more to do on having a cheap and fast way of transferring money than the cryptocurrency itself. IIRC an article that I read pointed that crypto holdings in there where very short lived, meaning people didn't keep the coins as a way of savings

hollerith 27 days ago [–]

I agree. A CC can serve both functions (a vehicle in which park cash and a way to send and receive money).

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