It's also deflationary, which means you'd be stupid to spend it as money if you had an inflationary asset (like, you know, actual money) to spend instead.

Depends on the crypto asset.

Yes — there are debit cards that will deduct from your crypto balance. These were traditionally not so helpful since crypto is volatile and each transaction incurred a capital gain/loss, but new cards can be backed by stable coins like USDC.

Also, can you pay your rent with Euros? Does that make it not money? That’s not a very principled definition.

> Also, can you pay your rent with Euros?

Uh, yes?

I mean, assuming the rent is for a place somewhere in the Eurozone, I imagine that's usually preferred.

I can’t do any of those things with Euros here in the states… does it make the Euro not money? Go down the equator and it’s an official currency