The owner of the work was a fan of cryptocurrencies. He had invested all his savings in bitcoin, hoping that its value would skyrocket with the next halving. But there was a problem: the builders who worked for him did not share his enthusiasm. They preferred to be paid in euros, and did not understand why they had to accept a virtual currency that fluctuated so much.

One day, the owner of the work had an idea. He decided to hide the cement blocks that the builders needed to raise the walls. He told them that he would only give them one block for each bitcoin they paid him. In this way, he thought, he would force them to use his favorite currency and increase its demand.

The builders were puzzled. They did not know what a bitcoin was, nor how to get it, nor how to pay with it. Some tried to negotiate with the owner of the work, but he refused to change the conditions. Others searched the internet for information about the bitcoin halving, but only found technical and confusing articles.

In the end, the builders got tired of the situation. They decided to leave the work and look for another job. The owner of the work was left alone, surrounded by cement blocks and bitcoin. He hoped that the halving would raise the price of his cryptocurrency, but what he did not know was that the market was full of speculators and manipulators. On the day of the halving, bitcoin collapsed and lost more than half of its value.

The owner of the work realized that he had made a serious mistake. He had lost his workers, his customers and his savings. He regretted being so greedy and hiding the blocks from the builders. He realized that bitcoin was nothing but an illusion, and that the only real thing were the cement blocks.