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by cmiles74 1581 days ago
US currency is backed by the government, a mortgage is backed by property. In my opinion, "physics and math" do not provide the same kind of underlying value as a government or real estate.
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aaaaaaaaata 1580 days ago
Then why has no government currency ever been perpetually valuable?
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mlac 1580 days ago
Bitcoin will not be perpetually valuable. No cryptocurrency will be.

Forever is a mighty long time.

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