Saturday, February 8, 2014

Peter Schiff : Bitcoin Is Not Gold

Peter Schiff : Why do you guys have such a problem understanding divisibility? Dividing bitcoins is not the same as dividing gold. When gold is divided, the smaller coins have less gold then the original. So the intrinsic value of each coin is reduced. No intrinsic value is lost when bitcoins are divided, as there is no intrinsic value to begin with. Yes, the full coin is valued at the sum of its parts, but that is not my point. Its the total potential supply of coins that counts. Think about it this way. Bitcoins are sold 10 million to the pack, which each buyer can then break apart into individual coins. The total limit on 10 million packages is 21 million. Do not think of one bidcoin as the 10 million dollar package. Think of that package as a 10 million bitcoin bill. When you think about it that way, how scarce are bit coins?






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