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Right, it’s not one person’s words alone. It's the whole US government behind him, controlling lots of cash. So yeah, he can’t control Bitcoin, but he can definitely sway its price.

They can’t because they wrecked PDVSA, their state oil company. Mismanagement everywhere. They made engineers work for peanuts and now they all left.

If you can’t see that Venezuela's issues come from their own bad decisions, then you need to rethink things. They’ve had tons of oil but still live in poverty. The last time I checked, Lula isn’t defending Maduro…

Pretty sure nobody wants Maduro running things in Venezuela. He’s been faking election results for years and has no support left. I mean, just look at all the Venezuelans fleeing to Brazil. They’re desperate.

Not gonna lie, I feel like the whole Venezuela situation is tied to Russia. They’ve got massive oil reserves but production is so low. If Maduro gets toppled, they could ramp up production, which would hit Russia hard…

True, but an honest user shouldn’t worry much. You can split transactions to stay under the limit.

If I don’t tell anyone my wallet balance, they can't trace it, right? But if they find out, that could lead to tax evasion charges.

My take isn’t about massive percentages. I sold some at around 45k, but I’m not dumping my stash. I aim to maximize tax-free selling while holding on to most of my assets.

Congrats on starting this topic! I feel like a lot of folks here are totally committed to crypto, ignoring traditional assets. I’m not one of those people, though. Back in 2017, I put a small portion of my portfolio…

For real, just because an exchange shows a bunch of USDT or BTC doesn’t mean they’re financially solid. We have no clue how much debt they might have or what other liabilities are lurking.

Honestly, I think people are just chasing after ‘next Bitcoin’ to make a quick buck. Sure, there are other investment opportunities out there, like stocks, but crypto isn’t the only place to make money.

The thing is, using the same password everywhere is a huge mistake. Database leaks are super common. If one service gets hacked, all your accounts could be at risk.

I’ve seen projects use the lightning network for messaging. Way more efficient and could offer better privacy. Using the main chain for this is just bad... way too expensive.

Is what you see in your wallet matching what shows up in a block explorer? Like mempool.space or something similar?

But during those moments, Bitcoin usually bounces back after an initial dip. It hit new highs after previous conflicts. Only a bear market could keep it down.

There are valid concerns about this trend. But hey, if it gets more people into Bitcoin, isn’t that a win?

Yeah, managing your own Bitcoin is definitely better. But if using banks helps you get loans at lower rates, maybe it’s worth considering.

Expanding on that... If a node tries to push a transaction with an already spent UTXO, they’re gonna get banned by other nodes for breaking consensus rules.

Honestly, can we ever get a truly unbiased analysis? Everyone's got their opinions. And with all this attention he’s getting, it’s bound to get messy with his sponsors involved. If he ignores certain cases, that’s one…

Well, not many of us are programmers here, so I get why it wasn’t mentioned. Bitcoinjs is cool but might lack some wallet features. Also, check out Bitcore; it has some wallet-related functions.