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by jpatokal 3313 days ago
Bitcoins are saving this Venezuelan guy's family from starving. I'm pretty sure that qualifies as value: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/6d2w1b/bitcoin_is_...

This is not to say that there isn't an absurd amount of hype and froth right now, but if nothing else cryptocurrencies will continue to serve a purpose for anybody who needs to send money outside capital controls.
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sanswork 3312 days ago
If you read the thread you find out that the Venezuelan guy lives in the US has never done what he described and knows no one who has used it as he described.

He gets called out by someone in Venezuela here https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/6d2w1b/bitcoin_is_...

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rayuela 3312 days ago
See this is why I really appreciate this community sometimes.
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