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by chrisco255 1841 days ago
Would you be alarmed if your untouched savings account debased by 50% or so in purchasing power since then?
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Yes. That's the point. Bitcoin serves incredibly poorly as a savings account, along every conceivable axis.
When you save money, do you save for the long term or for 1.5 months from now? If you save for the long term, and you're earning 0.5% interest on your $10K, how much less can you buy with it now, in terms of real estate, rent, stocks, commodities, etc?

Also, note it is entirely possible to invest on what's called a risk curve. You can allocate some portion of your savings, maybe 5-10% as a hedge. No need to go all in. Maybe 0.5%. at any rate, your savings account has cost you 50% or more in purchasing power for meaningful assets in the past 5 years. While you've gained a great deal of purchasing power if you held crypto.