Bitcoin Vs Ponzi Schemes - Clearing Up the Misconceptions

Bitcoin is nothing like a Ponzi scheme. Ponzi schemes rely on new investors to pay returns to earlier ones, while Bitcoin is the pioneer of a revolutionary technology, the blockchain. This enables decentralized and transparent transactions without intermediaries.

Its value comes from being a finite resource, capped at 21 million coins, making it scarce like gold. Mining requires computational effort, giving it intrinsic value tied to real work.

Bitcoin is more than just a currency. It’s a technological breakthrough with real-world adoption as both a store of value and a medium of exchange. Calling it a Ponzi scheme ignores the innovation and utility it brings.

It’s true that for the price to go up, more people need to buy in, and when people sell, the market cap and price go down - but that’s the same for any asset, like gold. The more people are willing to buy a finite resource, the more its price increases. Likewise, if more people try to sell gold and fewer are buying, the price drops. Yet I don’t see anyone calling gold a Ponzi scheme…

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