The American Dream Is Dead And Bitcoin Has Replaced It

The American Dream Is Dead And Bitcoin Has Replaced It

The American dream of owning a home and financial freedom has been killed by the inequality in our legacy system. But Bitcoin offers a new dream.For decades, home ownership has been the vehicle through which the middle class prospered. Unfortunately, with institutional and foreign investors bidding up home prices and the money printer going brrr, the “American dream” is now out of reach for many. In fact, as of 2017, there were more U.S. households renting than at any point in the previous five decades.It is for this reason that I propose bitcoin as an alternative to home equity. While the....


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