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speaking of "narratives" ...

"market cap" is a terrible metric. Inflated assets often have very high market caps.

Look at the recent wave of "market cap" reductions on other stocks of questionable value like Facebook.




Market cap is not a narrative, it’s the only objective measure so far in our dialogue.

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That’s great you point out the importance of long term trends, I shouldn’t even have to articulate my point now.

But why not go deeper anyways? Market cap for Bitcoin is a proxy for hashrate, which is a measure of security. Steadily increasing floor across its entire lifespan.


Here's a great example of the "value" of market cap for you:

"Theranos Inc., a consumer healthcare technology startup, was once valued at $10 billion, and its leadership claimed it would revolutionize the blood-testing industry."

What is the "market cap" of this Ponzi scheme these days?

According to you, market cap is critical and a $10 billion market cap seems like a big number so??

Market cap for Theranos is a proxy for investor stupidity, which is a measure of gullibility.

Totally not what is takings place with the COIN markets.


Market cap is meaningless bullshit.

I mint a billion tokens, sell one to a friend for a buck, I suddenly have a billion dollar market cap.


Just because something is the only objective measure doesn’t mean it’s a good measure.

The only objective measure of HN comments I have is the length of those comments.

Does that mean I should be basing how good a comment is only on how long it is?


you pitching that "market cap" proves bitcoins value is a narrative..

You can make the case that everything is a "proxy" for whatever you like.

"Facebooks market cap is a proxy for ... which is a measure of ..."

If market cap is critical, when bitcoin has a major "correction" and the market cap drastically falls, what does this indicate?




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