bitcoinlimit on Nostr: A banknote printing press is the machine that prints the US dollar. But do we call ...
A banknote printing press is the machine that prints the US dollar. But do we call the machine money? No. The same applies to Bitcoin. Bitcoin is money. The Bitcoin blockchain is the technology behind it, but it’s not money, it’s just the machine. Over time, sure we’ll upgrade the technology, make it better, and even adapt to quantum 50 yrs from now. But Bitcoin itself will remain the same: the money.
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