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The more the success of the Bitcoin revolution appears inevitable to the powerful people at the head of the current monetary and financial system, the more you can see that they start to denigrate Bitcoin falsely.
One day, these powerful people tell you that Bitcoin is a Ponzi Scheme. Another day, these powerful people tell you that Bitcoin is an environmental disaster. Another day, these powerful people tell you that Bitcoin is dangerous and used only for illegal activities.
Of course, all of this is false, and governments continue to tax you on your Bitcoin gains. Isn't it amazing to tax people on something that is dangerous and that everyone should avoid?
This is yet another proof of the hypocrisy of the powerful in the current system who are now trying to make people believe that their CBDCs will solve the people's problem and make Bitcoin obsolete. Yet another lie, but the general public still seems to have a hard time getting past the narrative of the powerful people at the head of the current system.
For those who want to criticize Bitcoin, it seems to me that there are currently at least 3 legitimate criticisms that can be made. Of course, you will never hear the powerful people at the head of the current system make them because that would require studying the Bitcoin system for real instead of just propagating lies.
Here are these 3 legitimate criticisms of Bitcoin:
  • Bitcoin does not consume enough energy
Bitcoin is energy. Bitcoin units cannot be produced out of thin air like fiat currencies. This is something essential. What is interesting here is that the energy consumed by the Bitcoin network will help fight climate change.
Bitcoin will help the energy transition by giving a real incentive to develop renewable energy.
BTC mining, thanks to its geographic agnosticism, can be installed on oil sites and consume methane that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Besides, the Bitcoin network offers a floor price to energy companies that need money to finance the energy transition.
  • Bitcoin does not have enough nodes on its network
Nodes are the gatekeepers of the Bitcoin protocol rules. The more nodes on the network, the better.
  • Most BTC units are purchased in KYC mode, and this is something that needs to be changed
The purpose of Bitcoin is to allow you to protect the fruits of your labor within a decentralized network without having to reveal your identity.
Some people forget this, but buying Bitcoin in no-KYC mode is the right way to do it.
The more information you give about your identity to centralized exchange platforms that enforce government KYC policies, the more you put yourself at risk when those platforms are eventually hacked. It always happens sooner or later.
Buying Bitcoin in no-KYC mode really protects you from all kinds of censorship and potential threats.
One criticism that is legit is the volatility is never going to go away, companies might have to use option to hedge the risk like aircraft companies do with oil.
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One criticism is that it's relentless in how it treats those who don't own any yet. As in: the later you realize what it is, the more screwed you are. The wealth transfer is real, but is it fair? I don't mind seeing life circumstances force the currently anti-Bitcoin politicians and bankers to offer sexual services under a bridge in 2030 so they can pay their bills, but I'm not sure about my stubbornly precoiner friends.
Maxi mode off.
As for KYC, I think the no-KYC ways need more liquidity. RoboSats is good, but a 5% premium is too much.
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Charity is the only solution. You can donate as much as you want to your stubborn nocoiner friends when the time comes.
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I couldn't get robosats to work tried to access in tor browser and it hangs, but it doesn't work without tor. Also yeah 5% is a lot but decentralization is usually more expensive.
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There are two technical issues to solve:
  1. quantum resistance (ECDSA problem)
  2. weak long-term security budget (stakeholders are free riders long-term, active users are overtaxed then = not healthy, not honest)
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2 main issues:
-- Bitcoin is not private enough. KYC is only a problem because of chain analysis.
-- if bitcoin succeeds then too much wealth will be concentrated in too few hands. This is, in my opinion, the big limiting factor for bitcoin that is not well considered.
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The wealth distribution problem is an existing problem in the existing money system. Not really a problem with the Bitcoin protocol itself.
Privacy is a big issue
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биткоин не меняет людей... биткоин меняет поколение... просто учи тех кому желаешь добра...
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