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Re:Bitcoin’s Price Breaks All-Time High: Here’s Why It Happened by alwillis on Monday November 30, 2020 @05:27PM (#25259855)
Even paper currency is, at bottom, worth the paper it's printed on.

When Zimbabwe printed a $100,000,000,000,000 (one hundred trillion dollar bill) due to hyperinflation, the people used it for fire, because it wasn't useful for anything else.

So… no, paper money has been worthless many times.

Re:Bitcoin’s Price Breaks All-Time High: Here’s Why It Happened by pmiller2 on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:49PM (#25260565)
And, now, those notes sell for over $100 each in uncirculated condition, simply because it's denominated in "dollars" and has the largest numerical denomination history. Had you bought one in 2001, when they were worth $5 apiece, that would have yielded you a CAGR of around 40%. Sometimes, I kind of want to kick myself for missing out on that train. :)
Re:Bitcoin’s Price Breaks All-Time High: Here’s Why It Happened by alwillis on Monday November 30, 2020 @09:01PM (#25261445)
More as a collectable than anything else.
Re:Bitcoin’s Price Breaks All-Time High: Here’s Why It Happened by mariodiana on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @06:42PM (#25271562)
You should look up "worthless." Even kindling counts as value. Try burning Bitcoin.