• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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    11 hours ago

    You misunderstand, if I own the GDP of a world power, what’s preventing me from buying a ton of Bitcoin and fucking with the supply that way?

    Crypto nowadays looks like a pump and dump free for all.

    • Matty Roses@lemmy.today
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      10 hours ago

      How is buying the asset fucking with the supply?

      If you mean hoarding it, that’s pretty much all Bitcoin is good for.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        8 hours ago

        The supply of an asset is the volume of that asset available for purchase.

        If I buy all of that, supply becomes zero.