The one feature unique to Bitcoin among all assets in historyMichael Saylor explains: "all other forms of property can be impaired, confiscated, inflated away [...] if I hold a gun to your head 'gimme your Bitcoin', you can say no — I can still shoot you, but I don't get the property. This is the only asset in the history of Mankind that you can take with you to the grave."https://rudd-o.com/archives/the-one-feature-unique-to-bitcoin-among-all-assets-in-historyhttps://rudd-o.com/archives/the-one-feature-unique-to-bitcoin-among-all-assets-in-history/@@images/image-1200-f8481f253311bd2f2684992eb820d497.jpeg
The one feature unique to Bitcoin among all assets in history
Michael Saylor explains: "all other forms of property can be impaired, confiscated, inflated away [...] if I hold a gun to your head 'gimme your Bitcoin', you can say no — I can still shoot you, but I don't get the property. This is the only asset in the history of Mankind that you can take with you to the grave."
Remember: when you own your keys to your Bitcoin, you can always say no. Think about how this changes the calculus for predators who would like to violently take what you have.