No, I never said it's a Ponzi "Scheme" with an entity on top running the "Scheme". Get the whole context. Bitcoin, like Gold, is a naturally-occurring Ponzi. It's simply a market that was boot-strapped by a community that values the asset.
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BUT, Bitcoin does have technical features that ARE VALUED especially by some groups of people that are in need of censorship-resistance.
Do you even know about Ponzi or the origin of that name, well for your information that name dates back to Charles Ponzi the creator of Ponzi Scheme or rob Peter to pay Paul investment activity. He was always known for his criminal activities from a young age until he came to US. The name Ponzi "scheme" and relates to his fraudulent act of 1920 where he defrauded US investors of almost $15 million before being convicted and sent to prison. so, There is no Ponzi without the scheme going hand in hand. Ponzi Invented Ponzi scheme, so there is no way you are making a strong point out of that without hinting on criminal or scam undertones. read This for more clarity
Bitcoin on the other hand was born out of the underlaying desire to foster accountability, transparency, security and value for your money which promotes a sense of inclusion and an equal opportunity to everyone that adopts it properly to benefit from its abundance. bitcoin was intentional and not just something naturally occurring and the intentions have not changed but continues to be validated as it gains more recognition and trust among investors.
So next time, even if you are drunk, DO NOT ASSOCIATE BITCOIN WITH PONZI EVER AGAIN.
Ser, the term "Ponzi" was merely stigmatized because the originator was a scammer. But TECHNICALLY it describes how in order to exit the system with some profit, NEW MONEY must enter that system. Do you understand?
Bitcoin is a naturally-occurring Ponzi LIKE Gold, NOT a scam like those Ponzi Schemes that has a nefarious entity on top. There's a difference, ser.
Maybe best to avoid any misleading information towards name calling of bitcoin you or other people should stop calling it as Ponzi since that word give bad impression to people since it associate with frauds or anything illegal that you can imagine.
Just call bitcoin as bitcoin and don't use other term to describe it since you don't know what came up on the people's mind especially when you call it a Ponzi like asset. This is also the reason why I don't call bitcoin as crypto since it mislead people again to other scam project saying that they are the next bitcoin. To many confusion spreading around and to many newbies in the scene so to avoid giving problems to those people we should call bitcoin its known name and don't compare it with other asset.
I'm sorry if you didn't get the context. I'm NOT calling Bitcoin a "Ponzi Scheme" because it's NOT that. Bitcoin is a Naturally-Occurring Ponzi. It's "Ponzi-Like", like Gold, it's NOT a Ponzi Scheme like those scams you read about in the news.
If you actually study and understand the market dynamics of Bitcoin and Gold, it does have a resemblance to a naturally-occurring Ponzi-Like process. - That creates a feedback loop from investors and speculators' positive projections/expectations which causes price surges WITHOUT a nefarious entity and WITHOUT fraudulent behavior.
I'm NOT saying that the market is a scam, ser. If you don't understand or didn't get the context, then I'm sorry.