Ive had my trunk break down, never thought to myself I should have had a horse
Did go horseback riding as a kid, 2 day journey with camping, one horse tripped and broke its leg, had to be put down, really sad memory
Bitcoin is Proof of work and the only real chain that has significant hash to provide security for large transactions
Some coins are proof of stake, eth is moving that direction as well. there are pros and cons but i believe over time most coins except BTC will trend to 0 as use cases diminish.
Depends, in certain cases you can transfer bitcoin physically without a connection to internet
People get hung up on SHTF situations that like gold.
I used to think like that, but honestly if SHTF and you had no internet or cell service etc a stockpile of ammunition would be better in that...
If you needed to barter for gold how would you validate its authenticity?
Is it liquid if you did need to convert it to USD or CNY haha
Do you physically hold it, how much space does it take up and how much does it cost to keep it secure?
Easy to smuggle if you needed ?
I really cannot think of...
Bitcoin is competition for gold as a hedge for inflation, you wouldn't want to move back to PMs
Also paypal doesnt allow you to self custody your bitcoin which is part of its use case so be careful there
Is your paper wallet the seed or the just the private key, if it is the private key only u need to send the full amount in the transaction or you will lose the funds sent the the change address.
The entire internet would have to go out globally including the TOR network if this happened there are other problems
And bitcoins can be exchanged without the internet via opendimes or wallets
Yea Bitcoin only at this point purchase my first bitcoins 2015, used eth, eos, monero around 2017/ 2018 then shifted all my efforts and holding to strictly bitcoin
I run a few miners, currently operate 2 of the largest liquidity providing nodes for the lightning network
I use an OTC desk for...