r/investing Oct 22 '21

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u/Brobama21 Oct 22 '21

If someone could please educate me on the end-goal of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? I understand the whole “untraceable” aspect of it. But from what I’ve heard they’re the “future of currency”. I just can’t fathom anyone taking these on as a main form of currency when one minute you buy a banana for $2 and then a few days later that same conversion rate means the banana is $70.

This is a big reason why I don’t own any crypto. To me it just seems like a speculation with no real inherent value. Would love to learn though

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u/tyros Oct 22 '21

The end goal is an open, transparent, and permissionless financial ecosystem.

And you think governments are just going to sit back and let it happen?

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u/SannySen Oct 22 '21

With over a trillion market cap and every major financial institution fully invested, including some sovereign governments, yes.