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by geraldbauer 3023 days ago
The benefit is that it's a tradeable asset / collectible - that is, you can buy and sell it. Use it to mortgage a house, get credit, etc. It's like (real) money that's the difference. So far $20 million traded. On the blockchain you have transactions recorded (not in a private database but public and shared who owns what or who own how much etc.). Cheers. Prost.