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This is wrong. You don't need to understand hashing and network algorithms to understand supply and demand. There's a fixed supply of bitcoins and a rising dema
by TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
This is wrong. You don't need to understand hashing and network algorithms to understand supply and demand. There's a fixed supply of bitcoins and a rising demand due to speculation. Anyone can see that that this is what is driving the growth, but blind speculation is how bubbles form, and bubbles always pop.
Here[1] are the signs of asset bubbles. I've posted the signs I feel are most relevant to Bitcoin below.
> Rationalizing borrowing, lending and purchase decisions based on expected future price increases rather than the ability of the borrower to repay.
> Rationalizing asset prices by increasingly weaker arguments, such as "this time it's different" or "housing prices only go up."
> A high presence of marketing or media coverage related to the asset.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_bubble#Identifying_asset_bubbles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_bubble#Identifying_as...