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by Rmilb 3310 days ago
As a lay person they shouldn't care unless it solves a problem they have. It is only too much for a layperson until bitcoin is a good answer for the problem they have. From women in Saudi Arabia who cannot own bank accounts, to the people of Argentina and Venezuela who are desperate to move their wealth into another asset, bitcoin still offers them an answer despite its great volatility.

One bitcoin is worth more than the current world reserve currency because the market demands it. Even if it is mostly speculators with cheap money that flows from all of the central banks printing it and offering negative interest rates.