• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    9 days ago

    It is steadily growing over time. There were people who ridiculed it and said nobody would ever want it, and it would never be worth a dollar.

    Yes, that is what an investment opportunity is. Not a currency. That is my point.

    There are 100 million satoshis in one bitcoin, so one satoshi is 0.00000001 BTC.

    Cool. Still confusing as fuck math.

    I can carry it on my phone with me and protect it even from physical phone thieves.

    Yes, you’re definitely protected from thieves. No one could ever possibly do anything like just get them from you by saying they’ll kill you if you don’t give it to them.

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/twelve-defendants-sentenced-violent-home-invasion-robberies-steal-cryptocurrency

    and on top of being totally awesome, it has steadily gone up in value as more and more people all over the world realize how cool it is.

    Yes. That’s called an investment opportunity.

    we all have a much more convenient form of money.

    No, a more convenient form of money can be accepted anywhere from the smallest business to the largest corporation, doesn’t constantly change value, and is replaced by a federal government if your bank account gets cleaned out.

    Also, a more convenient form of money can easily be divided up without necessary math to figure out its value in 100 millionths.

    You’re talking about a less convenient form of money.

    But I’m glad your investment opportunity is paying off for you.