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Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the first crypto asset investment developed in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto.

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Bitcoin is not a currency.

Bitcoin is a speculative investment.

Bitcoin is a bearer instrument.

Bitcoin is deflationary.

Bitcoin has no fundamental value.

Bitcoin has no use value.

Bitcoin has no income-cashflows.

Bitcoin has a present-value of zero.

Bitcoin has a terminal-value of zero.

Bitcoin is a greater fool theory asset.

Bitcoin is a non-productive investment.

Bitcoin has a negative expected return.

Bitcoin is a security.

Bitcoin is allegedly a sound money in the Austrian economics school of thought.

Bitcoin is based on consensus algorithm known as Proof of Work mining.