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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Live happybadger reaction: pizza-dance elmofire

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago

All this news about drops here and there are very heartwarming.

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Almost like it was always a grift

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's just another stock at this point, only not tied in any way to reality. Bc most of it is now held by financial institutions whenever there's a market selloff Bitcoin will plunge too as funds look for sources of liquidity.

These dorks ended up building the opposite thing of what they set out to create.

[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] anachronist@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago

I'm still delighted and amazed that they named their mascot "conny".

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 9 points 3 months ago
[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was probably never gonna sell anyway.

[–] kyle@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

If you never sell, you don't lose money /fivehead

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

Oh no my shiitakes!

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Bitcoin price "plunges" down to checks notes $54,517

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Eh. It'll probably go back up. There have been crashes before, and every time it's jumped up after a few weeks or even months. It's mildly annoying, that all.