#Trump demands $500B in rare earths from #Ukraine for continued #support

source: politico.eu/article/trump-dema…

“I told them [Ukraine] that I want the equivalent like $500B worth of rare earth. And they've essentially agreed to do that so at least we don’t feel stupid,” Trump said.

Nothing is for free under #Capitalism...

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Trump demands $500B in rare earths from Ukraine for continued support

“We have to get something. We can’t continue to pay this money,” U.S. president says.

^{Seb Starcevic (POLITICO)}

Where are the socially useful application scenarios for #Bitcoins / #Crypto?

I can only think of 3 and they are rather undesirable:

1) To #pay at illegal marketplaces like #SilkRoad on the #Darknet.
2) On #terror financing.
3) To pay the #ransom for #encryption Trojans.

For everything else, the high transaction costs are not worth it at all.

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