Quote from: virasog on Today at 07:29:00 AM

Quote from: Montane on January 28, 2022, 11:52:58 PM

Hi,

What is the true value of BTC. If we take aside supply/demand and focus on the amount it costs to produce 1 BTC in terms of mining costs, what is that value and how do we calculate that?

Thanks

The cost of mining is different in different areas and regions as mining cost depends upon a number of factors, the major one being the electricity cost. However, the true value of bitcoin is not calculated by average mining cost. If you calculate this price, it will be the minimum price of bitcoin and not the fair value. The true price of bitcoin is what people are willing to pay for, in order to buy bitcoin and this true value will increase with time as more people invest in bitcoin.

I definitely agree with you here because some days ago I read this post https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5381365.0 Back then Bitcoin didn't have the type of value we see in it today hence the winner of the 25BTC did not accept them rather asked to be paid $40 instead. Source]www.world-today-news.com/sziky-on-the-bitcoins-won-at-the-2011-starcraft-tournament-i-didnt-take-them-i-asked-them-to-pay-me-40-games/]Source So it is safe to say that the true value of Bitcoin is what people are willing to pay which has been dynamic over time.