> The technology is neat, but there's little to justify $4000 a pop tech-wise Just a globally decentralized currency that can't be devaluated by central banker

> The technology is neat, but there's little to justify $4000 a pop tech-wise Just a globally decentralized currency that can't be devaluated by central bankers. No big deal. Bitcoin is a political statement. And HN is a political echo chamber. No one here is going to change their mind about central banking and monetary theory. So if you think $4k/BTC is insane, that's totally reasonable. But you're also not seeing the vision and motivation that the early adopters hold - and from that perspective, $4k/BTC isn't that impressive.