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Gold wouldn't have this role if there was not substantial consumer and industrial demand for it.
by qq66 9y ago
Gold wouldn't have this role if there was not substantial consumer and industrial demand for it.
- solotronics 9y agoBitcoin wouldn't have any value if there wasn't demand for it.
- koolba 9y agoIn the short term price and value don't have to align.
- solotronics 9y agoBitcoin has existed for 9 years. While you are waiting we are reinventing how money works.
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- ericb 9y agoThe portion of gold's market cap attributable to consumer and industrial demand is miniscule compared to the portion attributable to its wealth protection function. Bitcoin is a better mousetrap for that use-case and the market is figuring that out. The market's decision about what to use as a store of value is a market-wide Schelling point decision based not around "what asset has underlying value" as any underlying value is quickly dwarfed by the magnitude of the value that needs to be stored, but instead the Schelling point decision is based on what asset has the best properties for money. If you look at what has been money in the past, you'll see examples (like giant stones) that were clearly not based on underlying industrial demand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal_point_(game_theory) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal_point_(game_theory)