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===Crypto as an asset class=== | |||
So we are agreed no-one trusts the governments — seen and unseen — anymore and the shadowy systems which beam coronavirus from 5G towers and | |||
===Crypto as a settlement system=== | |||
*This is [[distributed ledger technology]], which is a handsome idea; sound; and certainly helps ameliorate a problem — namely how to transact safely when you don’t trust the motives or solvency of intermediaries — but this is rather like solving the problem of weeds in your garden by concreting it over. [[Trust]] is a feature, not a bug, of the financial system — not just the financial system, but society at all levels from family to the united nations: if you don’t have it, you are better investing in shotguns and tins of corned beef than crypto-assets on a [[blockchain]]. And if the community can’t safely reach a consensus about the bona fides of its central institutions, what sort of consensus is it going to reach on the value of cryptographic tokens which are not backed by anyone? | |||
In times of peace and relative tranquility, the now “mature” bitcoin has demonstrated 700% price swings in a year. That is not a currency, and it’s a lousy commodity. | |||
Better solution: ''refine your system to value and reinforce trust''. | |||
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