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6 sats \ 0 replies \ @Atreus 29 Oct 2022 \ on: Has Bitcoin failed as a protection against inflation? bitcoin
Let me add the controversial take and say "No." Here's what really happened... list Bitcoin prices in past Octobers —
2010: $0.06
2011: $5
2012: $12
2013: $125
2014: $380
2015: $237
2016: $615
2017: $4,400
2018: $6,600
2019: $8,400
2020: $12,600
2021: $66,000 < ——————- What happened here?!
2022: $19000
2021 looks now to have been a big bubble fueled by money printing and stimulus. I don't just mean Bitcoin, or even crypto, but in other sectors of the economy. What we're calling the crash in 2022, looks more like a literal correction to a pre-pandemic normal in hindsight.
People who bought at the peak of 2021 have lost a lot of the purchasing power of that buy, yes. But that's predictable of buying into any bubble at the peak, and, more importantly, Bitcoin is now standing like Stonewall Jackson as the rest of the market capitulates around it, which is fascinating to see.
And obviously I suspect even the Class of 2021 ATH will have their purchases validated if they're patient.