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Bitcoin 101: What makes #bitcoin valuable? This is a great question that stumps many people, and it is somewhat confusing at first. How can a digital rock be worth $70,000 or one day even $7,000,000? Let me explain.

Joe Burnett, MSBA

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Joe Burnett, MSBA2 years ago

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AntiCanciller2 years ago

Excelente video!

Marvin Gamero2 years ago

Cool explanation.

Sean ₿uckley2 years ago

Hardest and best money ever

🧡NEEDcreations is stacking sats & jamming to EDM2 years ago

Great and informative video!

Joe Burnett, MSBA2 years ago

Thank you!

giacolmo2 years ago

good content

Pat Yoes2 years ago

Joe, you bring out critical points about Bitcoin without getting lost in the details. People need to start out getting the main point then dyor. Bitcoin is money, the best money. We're at 1% adoption. Done 👍

Joe Burnett, MSBA2 years ago

Yep. It's simple. There may be many questions that stem from that, but that is the key idea that 99.99% haven't grasped quite yet.

Givepad2 years ago

The double coincidence of wants *is an economic phenomenon where two parties each hold an item that the other wants, so they exchange these items directly. 👏

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