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Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?

Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?

Earlier this week, the Winklevoss brothers introduced Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy to . One of the notable parts of the recap video was a discussion of how Elon Musk was set to destroy the value of gold on Earth by mining gold from...

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August 16, 202014m 15s

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Earlier this week, the Winklevoss brothers introduced Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy to bitcoin

One of the notable parts of the recap video was a discussion of how Elon Musk was set to destroy the value of gold on Earth by mining gold from asteroids. 

While much meme fun was had, on this week’s Long Reads Sunday NLW has chosen a selection that looks at how fiat beat out gold and how gold beat out silver to provide some – ahem – more immediately relevant lessons on how to explain the benefits of bitcoin. 

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By David Lawant