Increasing bitcoin's utility was what I heard at that time, ~2021. The boomer, digital rock, coin thing was a meme then. 

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When I started SN, a few bitcoin venture investors told me they wanted indirect returns as much as they wanted normal returns.

Makes me excited to hear that people are thinking that way!  Any examples of "indirect returns" that were tossed around in those conversations?

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Bitcoin Holdings by Country

> When I started SN, a few bitcoin venture investors told me they wanted indirect returns as much as they wanted normal returns.

Makes me excited to hear that people are thinking that way!  Any examples of "indirect returns" that were tossed around in those conversations?