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Probably similar to how the Spanish conquistador's precious metals haul from the New World decimated the economy of Spain: massive supply/demand imbalance.

• fasterdom 7y ago
  Except that we are not 400 years ago when money was gold.
• RaptorJ 7y ago
  A better analogy would be if they towed back an asteroid full of $100 bills.
  • perl4ever 7y ago
    "Now if they find an asteroid that is made out of Bitcoin, that will be economically significant." -Matt Levine