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Re:CBOE Will Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on December 10 by hackinthebochs on Monday December 04, 2017 @01:19PM (#15846114)
The problem with your example is that there is no demand, so there's no reason for anyone to buy any bitcoin at any price and so no expectation that you could sell your 400 bitcoin for $160,000. The driver of speculative value for bitcoin is future demand, i.e. what the demand is expected to be down the line. This is partly driven by speculation/greater fools right now. But its also partly the potential of Bitcoin to be a global currency.
Re:CBOE Will Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on December 10 by notyourday on Monday December 04, 2017 @01:48PM (#15846363)
There's a potential that if you play the price of your chineese take out as tje powerball numbers you will win it.
Re:CBOE Will Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on December 10 by hackinthebochs on Monday December 04, 2017 @01:55PM (#15846413)
Right, but the chance that bitcoin reaches widespread usage, e.g. overtakes VISA/Paypal is judged to be much higher than winning the powerball.
Re:CBOE Will Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on December 10 by notyourday on Monday December 04, 2017 @03:07PM (#15846938)
There's a chance that a shared public ledger will overtake Visa/Paypal. It is million times higher than a chance of BTC overtaking either, and it is a bad bet.
Re:CBOE Will Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on December 10 by hackinthebochs on Monday December 04, 2017 @03:11PM (#15846977)
If any crypto does, it's likely to be bitcoin (with lightning network).
Re:CBOE Will Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on December 10 by elif on Monday December 04, 2017 @02:56PM (#15846863)
Bitcoin is an underdog in that fight now.
Re:CBOE Will Start Bitcoin Futures Trading on December 10 by hackinthebochs on Monday December 04, 2017 @03:14PM (#15847006)
Network effects work in bitcoin's favor.