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Fiendish Thingy

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2. That's not how things work

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:33 AM

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Banks don’t “back” currencies, the US Treasury, via legislation from congress, does. (Go read your paper money).

Perhaps you meant that Trump wants banks to accept cryptocurrency for any and all transactions, without question or hesitation?

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