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by inter_netuser 1866 days ago
You could try auditing central banks, see how long you can remain alive. Bitcoin is an open ledger that can be audited by anyone. That alone is a significant improvement.

It is also the closest thing we have in practice to the "Ideal money" proposal by Nash, that Nash spent 20 years giving lectures about around the world.

Nash's notes and slides on that: http://web.math.princeton.edu/jfnj/texts_and_graphics/Main.C...

The improvement of status quo is quite obvious. Bitcoin is a potential solution to the Triffin's dilemma.

This is something of the scale that can alter the course of history and impact every country on Earth.