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		jafaku on Sept 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PayPal Freezes Mailpile Campaign Funds It's a new currency that is not artificially stabilized by any government, so it's only natural that it has some wild fluctuations. If you don't like big gains just avoid holding BTC and you'll be fine.

wmf on Sept 5, 2013 [–]

It's not just that Bitcoin is not stabilized by any Government. Bitcoin has no stabilization mechanisms at all, and they cannot be added.

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