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by pyman 346 days ago
Ironically, it's the banks that drive the price of Bitcoin these days. Along with the "Bitcoin whales": hedge funds, investment firms, and billionaires, they're all in on the speculation.
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The derivatives market means it's much more like a "real fiat" currency than it used to be. That's why there's so little insane volatility these days.