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by jollofricepeas 1608 days ago
Bitcoin
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seibelj 1608 days ago
People are downvoting but this is correct - I know many being paid in USDT and USDC as well. One benefit is the central bank doesn’t steal your US currency and replace it with the worse (inflationary, poorly accepted) local currency.
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jollofricepeas 1608 days ago
HN is no different than the masses. Very few people on here take the time to research or review. They prefer to be spoon-fed.

These articles on Venezuela & crypto are easy to find: - https://www.reuters.com/technology/venezuelas-economy-regres...

- https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/09/crypto-remittances-are-a-l...

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soneca 1607 days ago
No, no it is not correct. They replied and they are paid with PayPal, not Bitcoin.
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