Please indulge me in starting a new bitcoin thread, but all the other threads seem to be concerned primarily with, the value and the prospects for bitcoin.
I dont think this aspect has been covered. Is the success of bitcoin desirable.
In my opinion the widespread success of bitcoin, (as distinct from blockchain technology and crypto urgency in general) is highly undesirable from a social point of view.
Bitcoin belongs to private individuals, this makes it extremely unsuitable from a social policy point of view. If I want to pay for my groceries I have to pay a bitcoin holder for currency to make my payment. I can't see how that is a good thing.
At least the state which controls fiat currencies makes some effort to build roads, staff hospitals etc. with its cut of my grocery bill (VAT). The bitcoin holders will make no such effort.
Bitcoin should be banned.
I dont think this aspect has been covered. Is the success of bitcoin desirable.
In my opinion the widespread success of bitcoin, (as distinct from blockchain technology and crypto urgency in general) is highly undesirable from a social point of view.
Bitcoin belongs to private individuals, this makes it extremely unsuitable from a social policy point of view. If I want to pay for my groceries I have to pay a bitcoin holder for currency to make my payment. I can't see how that is a good thing.
At least the state which controls fiat currencies makes some effort to build roads, staff hospitals etc. with its cut of my grocery bill (VAT). The bitcoin holders will make no such effort.
Bitcoin should be banned.