by theluckycountry » Thu 16 Oct 2025, 18:38:31
Others have the same concern.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'i')f bitcoin is digital gold and the perfect store of value, why is it not performing as such?
In theory it makes sense that BTC is the perfect store of value, but why is it not in times when gold is rising, not rising too?
Some risks I identified which may be the cause:
-market is not liquid enough for big transactions (e.g. if I would sell BTC worth billions, the market would not have enough buyers and the price would dump)
-centralization of power in the USA: BTC is now controlled by BlackRock, Strategy and other US institutions. Why would a non US entity buy BTC when it is so tightly integrated in a foreign country.
Let me know what you think
Here we have a rational thought out post, citing known fact to try and explain why the *perfect asset* to hodl in bad times is a big fail
Now the expert hodlers chime in.
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')-I'm tired
--Of dumb people?
-I don't think the market is not liquid enough, but the centralization indeed is a real concern. In general, it is not as established as gold, so yeah, it is still a risk on asset. But that is the upside you have
-I think you need to STFU
-At its core I think the issue is that retail just don't care. A lot of people think the cycle is over or about to end, and we're headed for a long bear market, so why would retail FOMO in?
Also, most of the narratives like digital gold doesn't matter much yet. I think we're still mostly driven by adoption. If you want safety, why would you go with bitcoin and not gold? This will change, but right now gold is just the better option if you want safety, and bitcoin is the better choice if you are looking for a good investment long term, because the upside is so much bigger.
I have been surprised by bitcoins price action the last few years though. This cycle has been a lot less predictable, but maybe we'll get back to something that looks more like the previous years at some point, who knows, time will tell.
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BTC is now controlled by BlackRock, Strategy and other US institutions."No it's not. Don't mistake influence on the price with influence over the protocol.
And FYI, the USD is the asset the US controls & that every non US entity holds.
Some interesting comments, like "still driven by adoption." What the poster here implies is that only a small minority of people are coiners, but that one day, they will "wake up" and rush in and buy. Of course this is the big Hope, that one day someone will pay a million dollars for their coin and they can retire and buy lambo. It's the classic hope of all ponzi schemes actually.
"I don't think the market is not liquid enough" Not liquid enough? Who knows how they came to that conclusion but it's actually a nonsensical statement. crypto is actually one of the most liquid on the planet!
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')itcoin’s mechanism is flawless, but its value expression depends on collective belief and participation. It’s like the Internet before mass adoption. The protocols worked perfectly in the 1990s, but its true value wasn’t visible until enough people used it to make it indispensable.