The Argument Against Michael Saylor: Anton Wahlman
Anton's take is slightly different than Saylor's: "Bitcoin is just a bunch of numbers in a computer, fundamentally worth next to nothing."
Today, with his permission, I’m happy to offer up the latest thoughts from my friend Anton Wahlman, whose takes I don’t always agree with — but are always worth considering. Anton is a brilliant analyst and has, many times in the past, help me see “blind spots” in analysis I’ve performed, whether it be of politics, macro or individual companies.
Steve S
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Appreciate the alternative view of bitcoin provided by Anton. He is correct that "bitcoin is just a bunch of numbers in a computer." He doesn't find value in it. But that is the way computers work, through code and numbers, and they have changed our society in the past 44 years. Gold bugs seem to only find value in something they can see, hold, and touch, even though most folk don't hold physical gold but hold it in electronic form. Just a bunch of numbers in a computer.
J P
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Same old arguments. Nothing compelling. Allocate to one’s affinity. Abstraction of real assets has been happening for ages. It’s for an internet age and beyond. I’m almost 70, so there’s no youthful exuberance here.Saw a recent use case instead of Swift for a business to save time and money.