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What about the so called 'stablecoins'?
(Although those sound dodgy AF to me?, not backed 1-1 anymore?)
Afaik no current stablecoin is proven via audit to be 1-1 backed, not sure if any are still claiming it.
Algorithmic stablecoins on the other hand are only stableish; see the terra/luna fiasco
Stablecoins are the answer here. Theoretically though if cryptocurrencies were very widely used they'd be more stable, like actual currencies (probably $100T market cap of actual use, not just investments, so could be decades or never).
Note stablecoins have "institutional/existential" risk. Dai is decentralized but as seen with Terra/Luna they can be attacked in many ways.
Generally... Just keep a small balance in crypto, whatever you plan to spend in the next few months.
Stable coins... Aka gold? I heard gold is pretty stable.
Yes sir, I'd like to buy this game with this bar of gold. At Steam's headquarters.
Cryptocurrency that is pegged 1-1 against a normal currency. I think they have some limitations though.
It was a joke. Mocking stable coins for how they never compare to golds stability.