Bitcoin is the perfect "currency" for our time; a mere fiction with absolutely nothing behind it. It's only currency because people believe it's currency, nothing else. https://twitter.com/SarkastikB/status/1347305862243766279 …
^ This is correct. If I credibly threatened to imprison any American who didn't give me ten autographed photos of Jerry Seinfeld every April 15th, photos of Seinfeld would be the world reserve currency. Conversely, no one cares if you own bitcoin.