[alxjrvs]

>As a store of wealth

My uncle picks pockets down by the pier and keeps all the wallets in a bag under his bed. This, too, has been a growing store of wealth, beating out my dinky little ETF accounts. Despite his claims, I do not want to "learn from the best". Despite my wishes, he encourages me to check out the pier anyway.

[georgia_peach]

Who is BTC stealing from?

[alxjrvs]

The Bigger Idiot.

[georgia_peach]

The same can be said for stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, and paper currency (7%+ USD inflation as of Jan!), and does not distinguish cryptocurrency from any other traditional asset. Quite a stretch to call that theft--unless it boils down to the old "property is theft" argument--but I'll let other people tilt at that windmill.