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Crypto evangelism increasing looks like propaganda. Nonsensical ideas like "Bitcoin is a store of Energy™" get thrown around as though they're factual. It's a collective delusion, really.

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Currencies are energy stores.

I assume this is just a troll or a joke. Clearly they are not.

No, the poster is entirely correct - for traditional currencies. Given enough cash, one could light a decent bonfire.

No, the process of converting raw materials into cash reduces the energy content so it’s not a store. It’s a consumer of energy.

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