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Across the first 19 days of trading, a total of 813,294 wallets registered losses, either by cashing out at a loss or holding onto coins that had plummeted in value.

The losers — those who paid more for the token than it is now worth — cumulatively have lost $US2 billion, in actual or paper losses. Still, many of these traders are holding on to their money-losing tokens, perhaps hopeful that the price will rise again, the data shows.

The profits mostly secured by the early buyers were enormous: a total of $US6.6 billion in cashed-out profits, according to Chainalysis.

From a local Sydney paper originally from ...
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
And unfortunately with the Department of Education being gutted there is little prospect of getting basic financial literacy added to the high school curriculum.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SunshineGirl But what a great way to create an underclass of semi literate people who dont have the critical thinking skills to rebel. But will make great enlisted Military personell.. Just sayin'😷
Convivial · 26-30, F
@SunshineGirl that's ok, it won't be needed under the Dear Leader's tutelage...
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@whowasthatmaskedman I can believe that. The UK army used to recruit from the homeless and destitute during the economic crisis of the early 1980s.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SunshineGirl You put me in mid of this:
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@whowasthatmaskedman Trump needs a Sir Humphrey!
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SunshineGirl You will learn more useful material in these series than in a Political Science Degree. (That from a person who taught it)😷
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@whowasthatmaskedman I love the series, but when I worked for government I used to feel quite irritated about how everyone's view of the civil service was coloured by Sir Humphrey and co. Mind you, I worked in a technical role and was not directly involved in policy, so perhaps I didn't have the best perspective.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SunshineGirl I hear you. The subtext was however quite useful in negotiating the maze if you wanted something from the system. (Been there. Done that) Along with a deep reading of "the peter principle". Knowing the motivations behind others decisions helps you get what you need from the system. In a support role I am guessing you came up against that at times..😷
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@whowasthatmaskedman I worked for the Treasury which quite literally holds the purse strings and can potentially delay or scupper any project. That is sometimes held up as evidence of an obstructive bureaucracy, but most of its unusual power in the 21st century has come from politicians who are too scared or unknowledgeable to make their own decisions, or the common notion (mistaken in my view) that government finances should be run along similar lines to household ones.

But I just did research, gave impartial advice, and smiled inwardly when some of my ideas somehow made it into the public domain.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@SunshineGirl Actually I do agree with your point that government finances should not be run along the lines of household finance. In fact in my own case we tended to run the household finances along the lines of responsible (as opposed to what we see so often now) government finance. Bear in mind I am a Keynsian...😷