Comparing Bitcoins and Oranges

Comparing Bitcoins and Oranges

When it comes to valuation of any commodity there are two main players in the game, producers and investors. Let's take an example from the real world orange juice market. There are producers, the orange farmers, who utilize their land to create material commonly known as oranges. The primary requirements to produce oranges are land, farming equipment and labor. Add the cost of the resources together and the farmer has a base price in which he is willing to sell them. Orange juice manufacturers are buyers of the oranges to produce a good, orange juice, that we all enjoy from time to time.....


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