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Why Bitcoin Will Never Die: The Case for BTC
Bitcoin has survived countless obituaries, exchange collapses, and regulatory crackdowns. Its resilience is by design.
Decentralization and Censorship Resistance
No CEO, no headquarters, no single point of failure. The network is maintained by a global set of miners and nodes. No government can shut it down.
- Permissionless participation: Anyone can run a node or mine
- No kill switch: No central entity to pressure
- Proven resilience: Continuous operation since 2009
Fixed Supply
21 million cap is hardcoded. New supply halves every four years. Predictable, transparent scarcity—unlike fiat currencies.
- Inflation schedule: Everyone knows how many BTC will exist at any date
- Halving cycle: Reduces sell pressure from miners
- Long-term narrative: Fixed supply + growing adoption = upward pressure
Security and Hashrate
More hashrate than any other blockchain. Cost to attack measured in billions. Security attracts value, value attracts mining, mining increases security.
Brand, Liquidity, and Institutional Adoption
Strongest brand in crypto. Deepest liquidity. ETFs, corporate treasuries, pension funds validate Bitcoin as an asset class.
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