Antonopoulos, Demeester Agree Bitcoin is ‘Both Digital Gold & Digital Cash’

Antonopoulos, Demeester Agree Bitcoin is ‘Both Digital Gold & Digital Cash’

Andreas Antonopoulos has supported an assertion made by Bitcoin investor Tuur Demeester that Bitcoin is “both digital gold and digital cash” as part of the ongoing block size debate. Departure From All-On-Chain ‘For Good Reasons’. In a blog post Monday, Bitcoin expert Andreas Antonopoulos cited Dutch investor Tuur Demeester’s opinion on Bitcoin’s identity, saying he had “captured an important point.” “We are not facing a choice between all-on-chain or some-off-chain,” he wrote. “We have already departed from all-on-chain and for good reasons.” Antonopoulos continued that the current....


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