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by 6nf 3219 days ago
> They are all going to crash to near worthlessness, including Bitcoin

Why?

> Cryptocoins are not an idea before its time or of its time. It is inherently a worthless thing

That's not true. Coins do things you can't do otherwise. Instant peer to peer value transfer over the internet for example.

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> Instant peer to peer value transfer over the internet for example.

You can't do a value transfer when there is no value.

> You can't do a value transfer when there is no value.

Fortunately for Bitcoin, there is value. And as long as people continue to derive value from its function, it will continue to deliver it.