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his first 2 checks anyway. Don't know what to make of this.
LisaM
(27,815 posts)Is the city even set up to do that?
It also seems speculative. Couldn't it gain in value? Could he attempt to enact policies to make that happen? Seems like that could be a conflict of interest.
Me.
(35,454 posts)if it can even be done. There's some talk of his wanting to make NYC a crypto currency city but that would be foolish as it's so volatile. Personally I think this is a problem and don't understand the why of it.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)The un-American pos Navy engineer arrested wanted bitcoin. The un-American traitors that attacked our country wanted bitcoin.
LisaM
(27,815 posts)and the bodegas and the mom and pop stores and the family owned pizza places and the sidewalk vendors.
I know New York is already losing many of those things - and it's heart, too.
But I don't see any of these things still being around in a city worshipping at the altar of high tech.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)So he wants to be paid by Russia? China? or some other. Stay away from bitcoin. It's partly because of bitcoin that there's a chip shortage.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Polybius
(15,446 posts)I came in at the right time.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)The Revolution
(766 posts)We're having enough trouble reducing emissions as it is, so why not add on additional output to produce virtual coins for cyber terrorists. Fuck it.