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Lindy effect. Sure you can copy it, but the original remains. The scarcity exists inside the network, and in a sense you cannot copy it, because the copy is just that - there is no use in copying it.


> Lindy effect. Sure you can copy it, but the original remains. The scarcity exists inside the network, and in a sense you cannot copy it, because the copy is just that - there is no use in copying it.

That's why I refer to it as a speculative bubble; everyone is betting on how much other art appreciators will pay for artsy bitcoins in the nebulous future.

It's also only moderately explanatory; the original BTC client doesn't work on the current network any more, either. So what does BTC have that BCH doesn't? They share a root block.




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