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Bitcoin as is is not money, sorry Jeff. It lacks base layer fungibility that is either granted by law or by mathematics. Monero is the base layer money you are looking for. It's early stages which means it is visible (again) only for early Bitcoiners. Bitcoin with KYC and custodians is unfortunately heading in the wrong direction.
Jeff Booth's avatar Jeff Booth
The primary reason people believe in “assets” that protect their purchasing power is because they have never been able to store money in money. #bitcoin changes this and everything else as a result.
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The etymology of the word "asset" traces back to the Old French term "assetz," meaning "enough" or "sufficient." This, in turn, originates from the Latin "ad satis," which translates to "to sufficiency." Initially, "asset" referred to a legal term for sufficient estate to satisfy debts and legacies, but it later evolved to denote any property that can be converted into cash. The term has since expanded to refer to any item of value or resource, both tangible and intangible.
I found it interesting how in your podcast with Lisa how you brought up this point and she agreed and then she said “except for the house”. You two talked thru it and you could see her brain break in a beautiful way when it really landed. She got “Boothed”! lol. A house should not be a financial asset, it should just be a house. 🏠 We are all trying to really understand bitcoin but that fiat brain dies hard!
In German using bitcoin is called “ein privates Veräußerungsgeschäft” which translates to “a private sale transaction”. This language comes from gold and suggests they are used peer-to-peer. Calling bitcoin an “asset” is a limiting belief supported by a story called “capital gains”. Language is so powerful.
Hi jeff! Just saw an interview where you said you where toying with the idea of writing another book. You hinted that it would be about how bitcoin raises consciousness and heals the world. That is a really interesting topic and would love to read about it. Is the book happening? I also think it would be great if you shared more of your toughts on this in podcasts! Your first book was very eye-opening for me!
Durability has been stripped away from the mediums of exchange, which we have been coerced into using. What happens to 'assets' when people realise that there is another medium of exchange that has been discovered? With perfect durability that you can hold allodial title of, and will transfer value across space and time? Jeff knows. View quoted note →
Totally! Humanity has burned centuries of brainpower inventing assets just to survive broken money. Now that it’s fixed, what happens when that energy turns to building/fixing instead of hedging. The compounding of this will dwarf AI’s productivity. Bitcoin has liberated or shall we say unleashed a creative force we haven’t seen in millennia.