The core innovation of Bitcoin is distributed consensus building. However, most of the potential use cases that would benefit from a ledger of this sort (i.e. contracts) are not particularly easy to build on top of Bitcoin. This is what has prompted the development of so-called DAC layer apps, both metacoins and Ethereum.

China is a powerful nation, but their influence isn’t up to par for a superpower. They lack the same soft-power, military logistics, cultural/societal influence, and higher education frames that the US has.

The USA on the other hand attracts incredibly high quality international students, has a massive network of alliances, still hosts the premier economy of the world, has an unmatched dominance in the scene of global culture, and a military logistics network that allows the US to literally invade almost any nation across the globe.

China isn’t a superpower, and even if it is one in seven years, it’s certainly not going to be the only one.

Ethereum is the way to go. Good luck, my friend.

Cryptos are high beta investments (likely the highest ever), so a war would undoubtedly crash the price.

Ah big enough now for politicians to take notice of the younger generational vote. Hope this starts to occur in other countries too.

Real estate has upkeep costs and taxes even if you don't sell. Not to mention the portability you mentioned.

HODL forever and you never pay a dime in taxes. Except for maybe airdrops.

I think China has always been a major super power. If it has persisted for so many millennia, it won't change now. Better to work with them, I think.

I think Europe should be more self-sufficient and more powerful anyway, but some things like cheap labour are inescapable. Better to focus on our knowledge economies in Europe.