I have won, Vlad. I have protected my savings. I have scaled up my life in meaningful ways. I was able to say no to vax mandates. I have money the govt can't easily touch. I have a legacy for my family.

still around after 15+ years, adopted by the system™, early adopters rich beyond wildest dreams, ability to move value outside the banking system, etc. you're comparing it to perfection, and it's falling short. and no wonder. bitcoin has its issues, but to say nothing has been accomplished is to be deeply myopic and blackpilled too. p.s: love the podcast

Fatos. Bitcoin não é fungivel uma vez que moedas marcadas serão depreciadas em exchanges. Altas taxas obrigando as pessoas a recorrerem a carteiras custodiais. Prevejo Monero e Nano crescendo muito mais que o Bitcoin nos próximos anos.

> "Didn’t get adopted for payments at a satisfactory rate compared to 10 years ago." Dafuq you talking about? Bitcoin is winning all the way to the chain. Sorry if adoption isn't up to your undefined standards, but it's quite possible to live on Bitcoin these days and the trajectory is clearly upwards. Not scaling or adding smart contracts is a feature not a bug. Those things are added in L2's where they belong, keeping the base layer simple and secure. This is why Bitcoin holds its value, and will continue to do so. As for quantum:

BIP 360: Pay to Quantum Resistant Hash

BIP 360: Pay-to-Tapscript-Hash (P2TSH)

BIP 360 is not merged, still work in progress and unlikely to reach consensus under the current culture. Also problematic in some ways that you don’t know because you didn’t read the BIP. My standards for adoption are not undefined: 10 years ago, you could spend your bitcoin directly at Overstock, Dell, Microsoft, Steam, Expedia, Newegg. After dropping BTC payments, none of them ever returned. Today we still buy gift cards that someone else buys with fiat.