Definitionally, it is (as per the Whitepaper). In your opinion, it’s not. And that’s fine.
Because the money is used to transact on a second layer doesn’t mean it doesn’t benefit from the security of the base layer in very important ways.
I don’t know what point you’re trying to make with the last two sentences.
If you’d like, pitch a rebuttal piece to my piece to Bitcoin Magazine. We welcome disagreement.
FrankCorva / Frank Corva
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2024-12-27 23:25:06
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