As a Bitcoin maximalist myself, I believe that the value of Bitcoin lies not only in its ability to function as a decentralized currency but also in its capacity to serve as a price signal. The fact that the economy values Bitcoin so highly speaks volume about the asset's future potential and likely role in global finance.

A passionate "price-signal-maximizationist" could argue that price signals effectively communicate market sentiment regarding an asset's value and therefore represent an important material data point for investors to consider. And, given that Bitcoin is one of the purest expressions of free-market policy, it makes sense to view it and evaluate it from both angles.

However, we cannot overlook other aspects of bitcoin, including its revolutionary anti-censorship philosophy and its aspirational potential for financial inclusion across borders reached by freedom maximalists like Breedlove