[causalmodels]

Not really sure this would work. The problem with physical commodities is that you actually have to store them somewhere.

[tomatocracy]

Not to mention that there is already a small industry which does this electronically (LME warehouses) and in a way which is trusted by the largest traders in the business. Why wouldn't you just use that instead?

[hypertele-Xii]

Having to store digital crap securely turns out to be a far bigger problem than most people realized.

Maybe still less than physical commodities, but let's not pretend crypto is "free" and easy to store and takes up no space.

[causalmodels]

The cost of storing a digital asset be it USD, a futures contract, or crypto is significantly less than paying to store physical goods. I don't see how this is up for debate.