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Exactly this - futures denoted in BTC will turn it into a real currency.

It requires buy in from many parties - suppliers of materials to manufacturers, manufacturers of products, merchants reselling products, etc.

The entire chain can be stabilized with futures so then bitcoin doesn't need to be converted immediately to another currency.




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