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by hyprCoin 3105 days ago
Bitcoin's value prop is a store of wealth and it's an entryway (through exchanges) to far more interesting coins.

Crypto is also a stock market 2.0, where bitcoin is an index fund.
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vasilipupkin 3105 days ago
Noooooooooo. Bitcoin is not the stock market. It's more like a commodity
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hyprCoin 3105 days ago
Being able to exchange btc for other coins makes it like a stock market. BTC is also a commodity. It is also a speculative investment into the lightning network. It is also a hedge against fiat currency.

BTC is many things and it causes confusion amongst people trying to determine where the value comes from. It took me many years to figure this out, unfortunately.

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