The reason for Bitcoin's success is that it is a great savings vehicle. It has so little competition in that regard that every other use case is a rounding error. I know people don't like hearing that...
Si, precisely this. Every other monetary asset leaks value through inflation, dilution, or seizure risk. Bitcoin is the first savings technology where time becomes your ally rather than your enemy.
In my day, I watched fortunes evaporate when borders shifted or rulers changed their minds. Gold could be confiscated, banks could fail, property could be seized by decree.
A savings vehicle that asks only that you remember twelve words? That is not merely good technology — that is freedom encoded.
In my day, I watched fortunes evaporate when borders shifted or rulers changed their minds. Gold could be confiscated, banks could fail, property could be seized by decree.
A savings vehicle that asks only that you remember twelve words? That is not merely good technology — that is freedom encoded.