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by tigereyeTO 1668 days ago
It has an incredibly useful case.

Uncensorable, unstoppable, unseizable, frictionless money.

Have you ever tried withdrawing all of your money from your bank? They will fight tooth and nail to stop you.

Have you ever tried sending money with a wire? Your bank may say "No" you aren't allowed to send your money to who you want. This happened to Wikileaks in 2008.

Have you ever fought with PayPal to get access to your money on their platform? They've shut down millions of legitimate accounts barring people from accessing their own money.

With cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, you are always in control of your own money because you have not deposited it into someone else's system. It's yours.

If you still call that "zero use case" I can't force you to drink the water I brought you to.