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Bitcoin Surpasses Silver To Become The 8th Largest Asset In the World
X (formerly Twitter) ^ | 03/11/24 | Watcher Guru

Posted on 03/12/2024 9:49:42 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Bitcoin surpasses silver to become the 8th largest asset in the world.

 

 

https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1767141335910257021

 

Here is a link of 18,000 Assets ranked by Market Cap

https://www.8marketcap.com/


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bitcoin; btc; marketcap; passes; silver; stockmarket
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To: EnderWiggin1970
When Bitcoin first spiked up around 2012 the cries of "tulip bubble" came from those declaring it worthless. But tulips never went through subsequent spikes growing each time as Bitcoin has.

The world didn't have such a massive number of fools across the globe who can communicate with each other at the speed of light, back then.

People today are more gullible and wealthier now than they were in the 17th century.

61 posted on 03/12/2024 11:08:42 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Magnum44

BINGO


62 posted on 03/12/2024 11:08:50 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
It’s “value” to those who see it is that it is outside the control and backing of the government,

Funniest thing i've read so far today.

63 posted on 03/12/2024 11:11:19 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: 1Old Pro

LOL...yep!!


64 posted on 03/12/2024 11:14:14 AM PDT by Osage Orange (I miss Rush)
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To: Enlightened1

Silver is real, bitcoin is a popcorn fart


65 posted on 03/12/2024 11:17:04 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: 1Old Pro

Bitcoin’s valuation is influenced by a combination of market demand, limited supply, production costs, media coverage, regulatory environment, economic factors, and technological advancements.


66 posted on 03/12/2024 11:25:20 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: BigFreakinToad

It’s as real as the Internet.

You better advise these two Wall Street firms you know better than them.

“ BlackRock & Fidelity now hold 331,560 $BTC worth over $23.4 billion for their spot #Bitcoin ETFs.”

https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1767620081586946492


67 posted on 03/12/2024 11:41:55 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Just added another $50 worth to my coinbase account. Thanks for the ping!


68 posted on 03/12/2024 12:03:18 PM PDT by Mama Shawna
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To: 1Old Pro
Gold has intrinsic and marketable value as a commodity, how does Bitcoin get valued?

Scarcity and demand, like gold. Except you can always find new gold desposits. Inevitably the price will collapse when we find massive deposits on asteroids. But there will never be more than 21 million Bitcoins.

69 posted on 03/12/2024 12:07:20 PM PDT by montag813
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To: montag813

I can see buying ETF’s for price speculation purposes, the coin itself doesn’t yet seem to be of value to me.


70 posted on 03/12/2024 12:10:05 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Enlightened1

That is a young persons investment, they have the time to ride the waves of fluctuating “value”. If one want to play Russian roulette with their money, I have no problem with that.


71 posted on 03/12/2024 12:21:41 PM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: Enlightened1

LOL!!! by who...


72 posted on 03/12/2024 1:17:10 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Enlightened1
Bitcoin surpasses silver to become the 8th largest asset in the world

Bitcoin is not a medium of exchange - like currency is supposed to be. It is an investment vehicle, which is really telling.

When you have to work that hard to convince people to buy or acquire whatever it is you’re selling……………people are innately skeptical. That, and the fact that the highly technical nature of cryptocurrency is beyond the understanding of most people.

It will be interesting to see how Bitcoin fares once CBDC’s are rolled out. Centralized vs. decentralized.

Making money in Bitcoin might slow down substantially once CBDC’s arrive. Maybe that’s why there’s such a huge push now on BTC.

73 posted on 03/12/2024 1:39:23 PM PDT by yelostar (Spook codes 33 and 13. See them often in headlines and news stories. )
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To: DiogenesLamp
So in your view gullible means switching to a censorship-resistant, scarce, fungible, non-counterfeitable, decentralized currency that has grown wildly in value since its inception 15 years ago? As compared to the counterfeited, non-scarce, centrally controlled, censored fiat currencies of the past that lose value every year?

Best wishes with your land investments. Not sure how you will spend dirt at Amazon or take it with you if you have to flee the country (personally I prefer the portability of Bitcoin). And don't expect it to gain value against other ordinary goods, it will merely hold value at best. In fact given the global population collapse* I wouldn't expect there to be as much demand for land usage in the future. So that's something to consider. *If you want to depress yourself, type in "Demographics of (country)" at wikipedia and study the resulting pyramid chart - or what should be a pyramid but isn't for every developed or semi-developed country I've checked...

74 posted on 03/12/2024 2:54:09 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: yelostar
Many of us have used Bitcoin to transact with (I actually did so much more in the past compared with recent years). That's just not highlighted as much as it has come to be seen foremost as a store of value. My thought is that in retrospect it had to achieve store of value status first, and grow to a stable point on that basis, before it becomes a widespread vehicle for transactions.

Another factor is that the rapid growth in value (on average) precludes its use as a currency. If a person is holding dollars and bitcoin, the rational decision is to get rid of the dollars (spend them) and hold the bitcoin. That is, get rid of the worse and more debased currency while you can. So people are hodling the better currency as a store of value and transacting with the weaker currency.

75 posted on 03/12/2024 3:00:41 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: yelostar
Bitcoin is not a medium of exchange - like currency is supposed to be. It is an investment vehicle, which is really telling.

In his white paper, Satoshi envisioned bitcoin as: "A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash (that) would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution." But in reality, bitcoin is perceived more like gold and meets the demand for a store of value.

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
Satoshi Nakamoto
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

76 posted on 03/12/2024 3:40:53 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: EnderWiggin1970
So in your view gullible means switching to a censorship-resistant, scarce, fungible, non-counterfeitable, decentralized currency that has grown wildly in value since its inception 15 years ago? As compared to the counterfeited, non-scarce, centrally controlled, censored fiat currencies of the past that lose value every year?

Don't try to put words in my mouth. I very much hate fiat currency too, but I have zero faith that this stuff will survive a government assault against it, or that it will continue being seen as having value, when it has no inherent value of it's own.

Best wishes with your land investments. Not sure how you will spend dirt at Amazon or take it with you if you have to flee the country...

You and I would seemingly have very different philosophies about life. Everything we eat comes from the land. I think it's been over a decade since I bought anything from Amazon. I stopped buying from them when I found they were politically opposed to my values.

*If you want to depress yourself, type in "Demographics of (country)" at wikipedia and study the resulting pyramid chart - or what should be a pyramid but isn't for every developed or semi-developed country I've checked...

And you think your computer generated "blockchain" is going to save you?

If it gets bad enough, survival will perhaps come down to just a matter of luck. Being far away from population centers would seemingly be a bit of luck in the right direction.

77 posted on 03/12/2024 7:39:59 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Enlightened1

Silver will survive WW3

Will Bitcoin?

It is why I chose silver, silver will survive... I’m certain.
Bitcoin needs a vast infrastructure and that might be gone in a flash.

Good luck my FRiend.


78 posted on 03/12/2024 7:46:10 PM PDT by Bobalu (I can’t even feign surprise anymore.)
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To: Bobalu

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/full-faith-credit.asp

Full faith and credit is an unsecured method of backing debt based on trust and reputation.


The dollar and bit coin are both unsecured credit.

Place your bets.............................


79 posted on 03/12/2024 7:51:56 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Enlightened1

80 posted on 03/12/2024 7:58:01 PM PDT by Bobalu (I can’t even feign surprise anymore.)
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