Where in the whitepaper says bitcoin is for store of value?
''Abstract. A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online
payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a
financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but the main
benefits are lost if a trusted third party is still required to prevent double-spending.
We propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-peer network.
The network timestamps transactions by hashing them into an ongoing chain of
hash-based proof-of-work, forming a record that cannot be changed without redoing
the proof-of-work. The longest chain not only serves as proof of the sequence of
events witnessed, but proof that it came from the largest pool of CPU power. As
long as a majority of CPU power is controlled by nodes that are not cooperating to
attack the network, they'll generate the longest chain and outpace attackers. The
network itself requires minimal structure. Messages are broadcast on a best effort
basis, and nodes can leave and rejoin the network at will, accepting the longest
proof-of-work chain as proof of what happened while they were gone.''
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"Instead of the supply changing to keep the value the same, the supply is predetermined and the value changes. As the number of users grows, the value per coin increases. It has the potential for a positive feedback loop; as users increase, the value goes up" - Satoshi Nakamoto, 2009
A peer-to-peer "cash" system, not a peer-to-peer "paper" system. Satoshi Nakamoto created bitcoin precisely because the dollar was worth less every time feds printed money. By the way here is the message in the genesis block:
"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on Brink of Second Bailout for Banks"
Bitcoin as Satoshi intended was supposed to be a way for people to transact with something that was valuable (and whose value could not be tampered). A SoV and MoE.