Does anyone think Bitcoin first as a digital currency or a computer program?
First of all, Bitcoin is really a computer program. Yes, a computer program that allows machines all over the world to share a secure file.
"share a file"? nope
share data, yes. where that data is financial utility based
.. im not gonna knitpick the other issues with topic creators descriptions
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anyway
bitcoin is many things.
trying to define bitcoin as just one thing, just ignores and hides the other features, utility, benefits it has being other things
lets compare it to something else that is many things:
is Apple a company?, a phone manufacturer?, a software producer?, a retailer?, etc,etc .. answer = all of them
Apple is many things including an investment on the nasdaq
is Visa a company?, a plastic card?, a tap and pay merchant tool(hardware) provider?, a payment system?, etc,etc .. answer = all of them
Visa is many things including an investment on the nasdaq
bitcoin, apple, visa is not 'just' X.. they all have utility and purpose for different reasons.
but cryptocurrency [bitcoin being the main one] is able to operate, without needing to be a company that requires certain central points of management/delegation.
for me
bitcoin is my financial accountant and lawyer. able to facilitate my value to be stored 'offshore' without the need of physical middlemen having to be involved.
bitcoin is my currency, storing spendable value in a different form that is not pounds, dollars or euros
bitcoin is my future retirement pension plan/wealth
bitcoin is my [insert many examples]