Bitcoin Is An Asset, Not A Currency

in bitcoin •  8 years ago 

Over the past year and a half Bitcoin has been on a spectacular run, rising in value 140% in 2016 and now an additional 49% in just the past month. This surge in value has invigorated Bitcoin backers convinced this boost in value makes Bitcoin a more credible currency, that it is a sign of the cryptocurrency’s strength. Yet the wild swings, both up and down, in the value of Bitcoin do not make it a more plausible substitute currency; they make it a speculative asset, a get-rich-quick scheme.
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You are perfectly right

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

I don't see how bitcoin can be sustainable considering the incredibly large amounts of energy for mining and the existence of other much better cryptocurrencies.