BitcoinMendocino on Nostr: People ask “What is backing #bitcoin ?” Nothing. Bitcoin is the ‘thing’ that ...
People ask “What is backing #bitcoin ?”
Nothing. Bitcoin is the ‘thing’ that is doing the backing just as gold is the thing.
Both are portable, durable, recognizable, divisible, fungible & scarce. Bitcoin is also transmissible.
That’s why gold and BTC are money, not currency.
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2024-03-28 04:43:27Event JSON
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