Exactly, and I know many who had to travel to the USA to be able to retrieve the money in person. Bitcoin and by far and large USDT allowed the proliferation of the freelacer industry here. It's insane to think that those technologies allowed (and allow) many of us to live decently, by all standards, amidst such a terrible crisis. That's the reason many of us hold to it for (literally) dear life. I hope bitcoin developers are proud to know they provided millions with a lifeline to actual work (not trading), gives me goosebumps to think about it.
Hold on dear life or HODL
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Can't get more literal!
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Your story is remarkable. You should write a book!
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Thank you buddy, I appreciate that :)
I'm indeed slowly crafting a book around all of this in a similar style as Adam Smith did, and I'm planning to publish it on Nostr.
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