Unpopular but true: Bitcoin is the most significant monetary advance since the creation of coinage.
If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
Bitcoin is the most egalitarian thing we've ever seen. It's insanely ambitious, and if it works, can really reshape the fabric of society.
Most people hate everything about Bitcoin until they fully understand how it works...
Then they either fight it because they work for a government or they fall in love with Bitcoin because they understand how great it is for human freedom around the world.
Bitcoin is given value by its users as well as the supply and demand of the market.
I wish at this point the "what gives it value?" question would go away as it's been clear for 15+ years that it has value and the question is silly.
If you want to meet someone that understands Bitcoin, talk to a core dev.
A great point.
Although anyone can view the code and you don't have to know the code to get the general idea of how it works.
It's why everyone laughed at Gensler when he compared trusting Bitcoin to an Oracle Database.
Not specifically, but this is a good breakdown of ownership distribution.
I think there's a lot more smaller retail holders than many realize because the whales get the attention.
