The failed promise of Bitcoin

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“Bitcoin has no underlying value in itself. People talk about “investing in Bitcoin” as though it is a company with a profitable business to support its value or a commodity such as oil which is supported by demand for energy. Bitcoin has neither of those features. Its scarcity is purely contrived.” - World

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Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion? (and more importantly, what's “a religion”?)

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“…a long series of wars began between Catholics and Protestants. These became known as ‘wars of religion,’ and religion became a way of talking about differences between Christians. At the same time, Europeans were encountering other cultures…. Some of the traditions they encountered shared certain similarities to Christianity and were also deemed religions.” - The Conversation

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