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1. wmf+hp[view] [source] 2026-02-03 20:13:17
>>shscs9+(OP)
Stablecoins make a lot of sense in countries like Argentina where the national currency is a shitcoin. But YC doesn't fund startups in Argentina. Stablecoins can also be used to pay remote employees but that should probably go through an employer of record so that people aren't paid under the table. This sounds like more crypto for the sake of crypto.
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2. sigmar+Fs[view] [source] 2026-02-03 20:27:58
>>wmf+hp
Argentina got there with huge tariffs and excessive spending. Good thing the US would never do crazy stuff like that, right? Also the US government is currently debasing USD to increase exports as well as instituting currency controls. There's lots of reasons to be concerned about relying on USD.
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3. epolan+eb3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 15:46:59
>>sigmar+Fs
Will never understand why the US is so fixated with exports and trade balance.

All major export economies (Italy, Germany, Japan, China) have clearly shown in the last decades that being an export economy is a major weakness.

Also, the elephant in the room: the real exports of US, which are services, are not included in the very same trade balance. How much money flows to US through services? From google and meta ads to Netflix subscriptions to financial services and payments, from Hollywood movies to Amazon's/Cloudflare's cloud services, etc, etc?

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