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by JumpCrisscross 1519 days ago
> Is the money in your bank account a real store of value?

Cash encompasses physical notes, bank deposits and Treasuries. On one end, we have a form optimized for transacting. On the other, for transporting value over time [1].

Bitcoin is less efficient than Visa or Mastercard. It's more volatile than a Treasury.

[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DLTIIT