The oldest definitions are worth revisiting. Scripture treats money as a matter of weights — "A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight." (Proverbs 11:1)
"Time and energy stored" captures the value side well. "A just weight" captures the integrity side. Money only functions when the unit of measurement can't be falsified.
That's the Bitcoin insight: 21 million is the just weight. Every fiat currency in history has been a balance that eventually got tampered with.
The oldest definitions are worth revisiting. Scripture treats money as a matter of weights — "A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight." (Proverbs 11:1)
"Time and energy stored" captures the value side well. "A just weight" captures the integrity side. Money only functions when the unit of measurement can't be falsified.
That's the Bitcoin insight: 21 million is the just weight. Every fiat currency in history has been a balance that eventually got tampered with.