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Bitcoin is not backed by anything. It is a commodity in its own right. Is gold backed by anything? No! It's just gold. Same thing with bitcoin.
Bitcoin is not backed by anything. It is a commodity in its own right. Is gold backed by anything? No! It's just gold. Same thing with bitcoin.


The Bitcoin currency is protected when adequate [[Weaknesses#Attacker_has_a_lot_of_CPU_power|computing power]] exists.
The Bitcoin currency is protected when adequate [[Weaknesses#Attacker_has_a_lot_of_computing_power|computing power]] exists.


== Early adopters are unfairly rewarded ==
== Early adopters are unfairly rewarded ==

Revision as of 06:38, 15 January 2011

Lets clear up common Bitcoin misconceptions.

The bitcoin is backed by CPU cycles

Bitcoin is not backed by anything. It is a commodity in its own right. Is gold backed by anything? No! It's just gold. Same thing with bitcoin.

The Bitcoin currency is protected when adequate computing power exists.

Early adopters are unfairly rewarded

It's a giant ponzi scheme

Deflationary spiral