> Instead, these pieces all rely on the implicit but unstated argument that Bitcoin has no fundamental utility. This unstated premise is intended to sneak entir

> Instead, these pieces all rely on the implicit but unstated argument that Bitcoin has no fundamental utility. This unstated premise is intended to sneak entirely past readers’ critical defenses, as taken-for-granted as oxygen. Bitcoin is great for money laundering, tax evasion, and market speculation, why does NYT ignore these social benefits? Meanwhile, BTC is like money except less safe and even FTX only pretended to do basic safety like not keeping hot wallets. If the large companies can’t figure out security how can everyone else?