Poll: Is the use of virtual currencies worth considering for translators and interpreters? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Is the use of virtual currencies worth considering for translators and interpreters?".
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Why? The bank system works fine for me!
| | | | DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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| No: beads, looking glasses, and funny money | Feb 15, 2020 |
Unlike digital currencies, so-called self-issued no-tender "cryptocurrencies"--without real value, specific regulation, and legal status--are but bartering for hyper-volatile bubbles.
As far as most "freelancers" can't understand their cashflow, negotiate terms, or substantiate the price (even for themselves), diving into virtually counterfeit money numbers would hardly make them any... See more Unlike digital currencies, so-called self-issued no-tender "cryptocurrencies"--without real value, specific regulation, and legal status--are but bartering for hyper-volatile bubbles.
As far as most "freelancers" can't understand their cashflow, negotiate terms, or substantiate the price (even for themselves), diving into virtually counterfeit money numbers would hardly make them any richer or happier, let alone wiser. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Mario Freitas 
Brazil
Local time: 07:58
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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The use of virtual currencies should not be considered for any purpose at all. It's an instrument for speculation, and nothing else. And, like all such instruments, it will collapse one day. People who insist in these currencies will eventually undergo a big loss, unless they quit soon.
[Edited at 2020-02-15 21:45 GMT]
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Aren't all currencies virtual nowadays?
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