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justin | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I’ll be honest. I love George and I’ve learned a lot from him. Why do you think more Argentinians aren’t using bitcoin?
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Magoo | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Prove to me they aren’t. 

I know quite a few who are saving in Bitcoin
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shawn | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I recently spent a week in Buenos Aires. Many more are using Tether. Painful, but true. Lightning has a long way to go.
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Magoo | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes but they save in Bitcoin.
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shawn | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Perhaps. Ideally. Not what I observed. Savings of any kind is a luxury.
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garyj | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Patience. The USD is going to zero, it is already inflating away savings at a greater rate than the official cpi. Tether is the USD and related treasuries proxy.
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Unit of a Count | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 George isn't aware of all the different #bitcoin apps available to use while travelling
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ChipButty | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 He asked why Argentinians aren't "using" bitcoin. That's different from saving in bitcoin.  Argentinians use stablecoins more than they use bitcoin because it's a lot more practical. Bitcoin hasn't scaled enough to use as a medium of exchange but it's great for saving. Stable coins are used far more often for day to day useage than bitcoin & until a scalable working Layer 2 solution is created it will remain that way.