A transfer from one anonymous wallet to another is anonymous regardless of it staying on the ledger forever. BTC is not any more speculative than other assets like gold or the dollar which are entirely controlled by the central bankers and that's not just speculation like in the case with BTC. Its value is the technology itself and it being the biggest p2p network in existence. There are already countries that recognize BTC like El Salvador. Volatility will come down with time but it's going to the moon. It already achieved the 100k milestone that critics thought was impossible because the bubble would burst "any time now".

At the end you present a false dichotomy as if there are no other choices. There are already crypto that are more privacy focused and less network intensive than Bitcoin. We could also attempt to avoid a world digital currency altogether, though that's unlikely to happen because tptb love their control

I already acknowledged BTC is not the best currency-wise because it's a store of value like gold. There's a reason people don't trade using gold ingots and coins anymore. More practical cryptos can be tethered to BTC. If it's a false dichotomy you should be able to present the alternatives that have all the strengths and less weaknesses than BTC. Currently BTC is a safeguard against government overreach and I'd rather have money there than in my bank account. If that changes and BTC turns becomes a tool of the technocratic elite, I'll admit I was wrong.

We're not going back to the good ol' pirate days even though I'd like that because I love gold and stack it - the future is digital whether we like it or not. I don't even use a smartphone, I plan to live in the country and I'm against digital payment but reality is reality.

A transfer from one anonymous wallet to another is anonymous regardless of it staying on the ledger forever. BTC is not any more speculative than other assets like gold or the dollar which are entirely controlled by the central bankers and that's not just speculation like in the case with BTC. It's value is the technology itself and it being the biggest p2p network in existence. There are already countries that recognize BTC like El Salvador. Volatility will come down with time but it's going to the moon. It already achieved the 100k milestone that critics thought was impossible because the bubble would burst "any time now".

At the end you present a false dichotomy as if there are no other choices. There are already crypto that are more privacy focused and less network intensive than Bitcoin. We could also attempt to avoid a world digital currency altogether, though that's unlikely to happen because tptb love their control

I already acknowledged BTC is not the best currency-wise because it's a store of value like gold. There's a reason people don't trade using gold ingots and coins anymore. More practical cryptos can be tethered to BTC. If it's a false dichotomy you should be able to present the alternatives that have all the strengths and less weaknesses than BTC. Currently BTC is a safeguard against government overreach and I'd rather have money there than in my bank account. If that changes and BTC turns becomes a tool of the technocratic elite, I'll admit I was wrong.

We're not going back to the good ol' pirate days even though I'd like that because I love gold and stack it - the future is digital whether we like it or not. I don't even use a smartphone, I plan to live in the country and I'm against digital payment but reality is reality.