Swenani wrote:whiteowl wrote:How do you ban a currency that's not controlled by any central bank?
BTC enthusiasts have failed to answer me one question. Is BTC;
1. a payment system like Mpesa, visa, etc
2. A currency like USD, KES,
3. Investment product like stocks
5. Property like land, gold etc?
6....
7...
What is BTC and why is the value of BTC skyrocketing this much?
Answers the way I see it
1. Eventually. With the advent of Atomic swaps, exchange of money will be peer to peer, bypassing the need for exchanges. Ask yourself, what is money? Your 100, 1000 shillings, what is it really? Its only an accounting system that says you have so many units of something that someone else does or doesn't have
2. Yes. Eventually it will be 'Money'. Just like cowrie shells were, once mass adoption takes place. Slow but sure we'll get there. Currently there are countries you can pay tax and fines in BTC, you can buy cars and other goods from Japan in BTC. Other goods and service providers also accept crypto.
3. Yes. We are currently here. Its all about acceptance and capital injection. The more the acceptance the higher the price becomes. Forces of demand and supply. When things settle down, status quo might or might not remain
4. Your number 4 has a problem, no?
5. Maybe, maybe not. BTC is very volatile. Today worth one thing, tomorrow another. As a store of value, you'd be taking quite the risk