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Arne

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3. Reminds me of this fiasco,

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 13, 2024, 10:24 AM

Jun 2024

In 17th century Netherlands, tulips were so valuable and in demand that they actually caused a craze known as “tulip mania.” For years, people were so obsessed with tulips, that they actually traded their valuables and paid thousands of guilder (their previous form of currency) for the flower

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I just renewed a contract for electricity in Texas. [View all] surfered Jun 2024 OP

Maybe a moratorium on bitcoin for July and august. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #1

I keep waiting for bitcoin to go the way of... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #2

Reminds me of this fiasco, Arne Jun 2024 #3

Yes LeftInTX Jun 2024 #4

Exactly anciano Jun 2024 #6

Texas has been paying bitcoiners not to mine. TwilightZone Jun 2024 #5

Thank you. I was just getting ready to post that same article. It's insane! surfered Jun 2024 #7

surfered............ Upthevibe Jun 2024 #8

To avoid federal regulation, Texas has its own grid. surfered Jun 2024 #9

surfered........... Upthevibe Jun 2024 #10

There have been many power outages around the state, surfered Jun 2024 #11