If a country says “we will sell you some aluminum or oil or rare earth minerals for bitcoin or kaspa” then the other country better have some bitcoin or kaspa in their strategic reserve.

People can make coffee and burritos at home cheaper than if they buy them from Starbucks or Chipotle. But they can’t make bitcoin at home cheaper than they can buy it, even at today’s prices.

There is gold without gold miners but there is no bitcoin without bitcoin miners.

Seems like the only currency that is going to have true value is one that can’t be printed by any country.

If it comes down to oil for crypto. It most likely would be a crypto that can't be bought with printed money.

Banning bitcoin would be like banning baseball cards. They both hold a value and are scarce and can be traded or stored.

The Fed guaranteeing bank deposits with fiat doesn’t seem to be working. Maybe they should be guaranteeing bank deposits with bitcoin.

Governments like money they can print. Citizens like money that holds its value. Currently that’s not the same money.

The closest thing to a money printer that the average citizen has is a credit card.

Would a financial system based on an honest and true money need bailouts?

Buying your own stuff doesn’t get rid of your stuff or pay the bills.

Energy and labor shortages are not stopped by bank bailouts.

Energy and labor shortages are not stopped by bank failures.

This just seems so weird to me.

So how is it free delivery if there is a fee? Maybe they should call it fee delivery.

A dollar can only be worth a dollar. Whereas a bitcoin can be worth more and more dollars.

The legacy system figures they can control the on ramp and the off ramp and everything will be just fine. Not sure they are considering there may not be a need for an off ramp. Oops.

You don’t have to cash it out if you use it as cash.

It seems that bitcoin rewards the consistent investment and patience but not so much the greedy or impatient investor.

The volatility of bitcoin is an asset not a liability. It keeps governments from riding the bucking bronco.