Re:The Bitcoin Blockchain Visualized in 3D
by ignaloidas on Thursday July 11, 2019 @06:47AM
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It is not backed. I cannot exchange dollars into political US power or GDP of US.
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Re:The Bitcoin Blockchain Visualized in 3D
by shireboy on Thursday July 11, 2019 @07:21AM
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I get your point and generally agree fiat is not backed by much more tangible than BTC’s math. To be fair, plenty of people trade US dollars for US political power. Lobbying, 500k speaking fees, PACs, Charity “Foundations”. You and I can’t trade in those markets because we don’t have enough dollars (or have too many scruples)
It is backed by the GDP as you can buy goods sold by US producers with dollars. Be it iPhones, beef, corn, cars, airplanes.
And you would quickly notice the US power when you tried to print your own dollars for example.