• ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 hours ago

    Since crypto is more of a trading asset than currency, they’re not that useful in your own wallet because then you constantly need to move them in/out of the exchange and pay all the fees related to those transactions.

    Yeah yeah “actually they’re currency” blah blah, except they’re not really usable as currency in the functional real world (just like stocks)

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      34 minutes ago

      Closest by far is Monero. They are actually willing to spend it as a currency, and when looking at statistics from companies that accept different cryptocurrencies, Monero is always either number one or number two on the list.

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      42 minutes ago

      they’re not that useful in your own wallet because then you constantly need to move them in/out of the exchange and pay all the fees related to those transactions.

      Hot wallets are for small amounts for daily spending

      It’s the same as constantly going to the ATM to get cash in your wallet…

      Nobody carries around their whole net worth in their pockets