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re: Bitcoin is dropping like a rock. Down to 99,200

Posted on 11/28/25 at 8:14 pm to
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
15872 posts
Posted on 11/28/25 at 8:14 pm to
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The state of Texas announced their first buy today for $10M.


Huh? Spending tax dollars on crypto currency should be illegal.

Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
37844 posts
Posted on 11/28/25 at 9:11 pm to
I think the people should get to vote on that one. Btc isnt a flash in the pan
Posted by beaverfever
Arkansas
Member since Jan 2008
35367 posts
Posted on 11/28/25 at 9:35 pm to
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Huh? Spending tax dollars on crypto currency should be illegal.
It’s not and Texas is now acquiring bitcoin. Probably nothing though.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
82040 posts
Posted on 11/28/25 at 11:15 pm to
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Huh? Spending tax dollars on crypto currency should be illegal.

Spending tax dollars on a lot of things should be illegal before bitcoin, IMO.
Posted by KWL85
Member since Mar 2023
3036 posts
Posted on 11/29/25 at 10:56 am to
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Bitcoin is not an investment…..it is a gamble…..nothing more.



Of course

It’s nothing but a trade for me.

There’s some out there that disagree and as long as that continues and grows, the demand to own it continues and price should increase. It’s musical chairs. I’m just playing it as long as the music plays.


Agree. I am a conventional investor at heart, but not against an occasional trade to make money. I am not a crypto believer, but am not against making money from it. I also make money in real estate. I sell houses for prices that I would never pay. But I make money on them because others are willing to pay the price. Bitcoin and crypto are similar. I don't have to believe in crypto as a commodity to want to occasionally trade it.
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
15872 posts
Posted on 11/29/25 at 11:50 am to
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Spending tax dollars on a lot of things should be illegal before bitcoin,


2 wrongs don’t make it right.
I wouldn’t even like my tax dollars spent on equities
Posted by lsuconnman
Baton rouge
Member since Feb 2007
4434 posts
Posted on 11/29/25 at 4:14 pm to
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It’s not and Texas is now acquiring bitcoin.


This one is headed for peak stupidity. They start a “reserve” with the stated objective being an initial $10mil investment in BTC to be used for systems testing, buildout, etc. for an alternative currency. Then they go and put the money in a Blackrock ETF. …doesn’t that undermine the entire premise?



Posted by David_DJS
Member since Aug 2005
21760 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 4:22 pm to
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This one is headed for peak stupidity…doesn’t that undermine the entire premise?

Texas purchased shares in a spot Bitcoin ETF as a temporary measure while it develops its own infrastructure for direct self-custody of the digital asset. This initial investment allows the state to gain exposure to Bitcoin's price movements in a compliant, regulated format while finalizing its permanent storage solutions.

I'm not seeing the peak stupidity or the undermining of the entire premise in that.
Posted by lsuconnman
Baton rouge
Member since Feb 2007
4434 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 4:51 pm to
The whole point of a strategic reserve or a treasury is to ensure you have access to some critical material during a period of uncertainty, not to gain exposure to price movement.

What happened to “not your keys not your coins?” I find it hard to believe TX would buy a gold or oil ETFs instead of physical possession. At minimum it seems like a tacit admission their risk management people want no part of the potential for lost/stolen coins.
This post was edited on 11/30/25 at 4:52 pm
Posted by David_DJS
Member since Aug 2005
21760 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 5:05 pm to
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What happened to “not your keys not your coins?” I find it hard to believe TX would buy a gold or oil ETFs instead of physical possession. At minimum it seems like a tacit admission their risk management people want no part of the potential for lost/stolen coins.

10:1 they contract custody out. Most organizations do.
Posted by beaverfever
Arkansas
Member since Jan 2008
35367 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 6:23 pm to
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At minimum it seems like a tacit admission their risk management people want no part of the potential for lost/stolen coins.
Friction from government employees to do anything new? Quite a story you’re piecing together here.
Posted by Craft
Member since Oct 2019
930 posts
Posted on 11/30/25 at 8:27 pm to
Why did Bitcoin drop 4% out of nowhere
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