Last US penny minted shows why savers need Bitcoin
The last US penny, which is valued at $0.01, costs about 3.7 times its face value to mint, as inflation erodes the value of fiat currency.
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The last US penny, which is valued at $0.01, costs about 3.7 times its face value to mint, as inflation erodes the value of fiat currency.
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