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Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by dlwdlw on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @09:32PM (#15753735)
I think btc is being more and more recognized as a store of value rather than a currency. Gold/stocks also fail as currencies and are also prone to speculation bubbles.
Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by eldavido on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @09:42PM (#15753786)
Funny, that's exactly opposite of my perception.

It seems too volatile to use as a unit of account or store of value, but almost perfect as a medium of exchange.

Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by joshfraser on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:23PM (#15753979)
Are we looking at the same charts? https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/
Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by kobeya on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:23AM (#15754756)
Mediums of exchange need to encourage usage, not hoarding.
Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by nsomaru on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:03AM (#15754900)
Here's an interesting thought: you need a certain amount of liquidity to overcome the liquidity premium (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/liquiditypremium.asp). However, if the velocity of your asset is too high (nobody has incentive to HODL), then your asset becomes a medium of exchange because nobody wants to hold it due to price risk relative to fiat.

So the best digital currency is one that is valuable to be _held_ but still has high transaction counts.

The article that stimulated my thoughts on the matter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ix9BDmGie8tPAwrfRKqe9CN...

Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by kobeya on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:07AM (#15754920)
Do you mean something other than velocity? It doesn’t make sense I’m hat context. (I’m not opening a google doc for security reasons).
Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by nsomaru on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:50AM (#15755075)
The article is great and gives context. Maybe use a service like Pocket or a proxy to open the link?
Re:Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange by kobeya on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:32AM (#15755521)
Velocity is how quickly money changes hands. Did you mean volatility?