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Re: What is bitcoin backed by? My favorite answers
by
hazek
on 20/01/2013, 10:44:11 UTC
The question is misleading. Bitcoin doesn't have backing. But other things may be backed by bitcoin.

Exactly. My favorite answer is: The same thing gold is backed by.

Not exactly.

Bitcoin and gold are both backed by the same thing - their unparalleled utility as a medium of exchange satisfying Aristotle's prerequisites:

So you tell me "not exactly" and then you repeat my words? Huh?