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Board Economics
Re: Medium of Exchange vs Store of Value - and effect on BTC worth
by
Ibian
on 08/12/2013, 11:55:18 UTC
no backing
You keep saying that. It's just not how reality works. Bitcoin is backed by consensus among every bitcoin holder that it is worth investing fiat in. By the will of the people. The strength of the network and the lack of centralization is what allows us to enforce this will upon those who would take it down. In contrast, fiat is backed by states that confiscate peoples fiat at will.

Practical application trumps abstract theory every time.