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Bank of America had this[1] to say: “No good reason to own BTC unless you see prices going up. .. it is not tied to inflation, and remains exceptionally volatile, making it impractical as a store of wealth or payments mechanism. As such, the main.. argument for holding Bitcoin is.. sheer price appreciation”

I haven't found a reason in favor of owning btc other than "number go up".

[1] https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/13721290012512215...




If everyone were honest about this then we wouldn't have to rehash the same criticism over and over again. Bitcoin is still a better gamble than a lottery ticket and I won't blame anyone for feeling that way. I just hate seeing deception and misinformation and generally scammy behavior, basically anyone who wants to turn the lottery into a negative sum bet as opposed to a zero sum bet.


"number go up"

when did this meme take over from its original incarnation "to the moooon!"?


Shortly after the "money printer go brrr" meme took off I guess.




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