> we're forced to play the stock market game which just consolidates power to big corporations and leaves a lot of people all over the world left behind We at

> we're forced to play the stock market game which just consolidates power to big corporations and leaves a lot of people all over the world left behind We at least know the names of big corporations. Otherwise "we're forced to play the BitCoin game which just consolidates power to big anonymous holders and leaves a lot of people all over the world left behind". 85% of the BitCoins have already been mined. It's beyond the reach of people to participate in mining. What's left is pure speculation, based on the available supply. There's also a "culture" of HODL which means the actual exchange rate is determined by very few (big) sellers.