How much something is worth (as opposed to how much it costs).
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What can be done with a bitcoin besides exchanging it for goods or services?
Some people have described a bitcoin as a commodity, but every commodity I see on this Wikipedia page seem to have a non-financial purpose, which also gives it a financial value.
What can be done with a "Bitcoin" (if anything) that has a…
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Is money that has gone into bitcoin already spent?
Is money that has gone into bitcoin already spent? When I buy a bitcoin from someone and they get USD I get bitcoin. They go buy lambos or real estate for their gains. So the underlying currency is spent, but BTC market cap is increased. This would…
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What is the maximal value of 1 BTC?
If all of the world suddenly decided they want to use BTC as their currency, what would the value of 1 BTC be, as measured in today's US dollars?
(Of course dollars would drop to zero in this theoretical case, but we can still measure BTC in today's…
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How can bitcoin coins have real values?
I had this question for some time and i couldn't have a clear answer.
How can a new entity (coin) have a real value, in USD for example, and be able to trade with it when it has no real life equivalent like Gold.
anybody has an answer ?
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How to price a Bitcoin?
What method do you use to price / value a bitcoin?
You use discounted cash flow for a stock, what methods do you know to price a bitcoin?
This guy shows some ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyLByXUksg&list=WL&index=22
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Can anyone give an explaination of what exactly a Bitcoin is and where it derives its value from?
I really just want to grasp how a bitcoin actually is something of value? and how a string of characters equate into something that is worth dollars?
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If everyone decided to switch to Bitcoin tomorrow, how much would a Bitcoin be worth?
Hypothetically, if everyone decided to trade in all their money and get Bitcoins for them tomorrow then how much would a single Bitcoin be worth?
My dodgy calculation makes it out to be $3,750,000 per BTC since there is apparently $60 trillion worth…
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How does Bitcoin have an intrinsic value?
I have read several articles about how Bitcoin have an intrinsic value. Aside from the fact that some of those articles confuse "intrinsic value" with "benefits of adoption", I found that none of them could prove that Bitcoin is actually money and…
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Does the value of my Bitcoin fluctuate automatically?
If you own a small amount of Bitcoin (say,$10) does one have to "invest" it somewhere for it's value to change or will the $10 fluctuate by just sitting in one's wallet and one can see the value fluctuate by checking the wallet from time to time?
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What gives bitcoins value? A simple explanation please
I hear that miners solve math problems to secure Bitcoins... what kinds of problems? And why are the solutions worth "money"?
Also, what does an exchange get in return for real money when they get Bitcoins? I am talking tangible assets?
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Is there some way to estimate the proper value of one Bitcoin?
For example, if it is stock, there can be P/E ratio, or Price Sales ratio. For Bitcoin, are there some common ways people use to estimate the value of one Bitcoin?
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Can the dollar value of a transaction be different at different times?
Bitcoin value gets fluctuating frequently. Suppose I am transfering bitcoin to another person who is in another country (like my current bitcoin value is $234.97), i am sending the QR code through e-mail to receive the money , if suppose the person…
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How are bit coins valued?
If no one controls this then how can you be sure it is stable? How is it regulated and most importantly how is it valued? I'm having a hard time grasping the idea of not being centralized and regulated somehow… can someone game the system… blah blah…
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Bitcoin Value Calculation
I'm trying to understand how a bitcoin is valued. In my mind, it seems like it can be broken down with some basic math. For instance, if there is $50 trillion worth of "money" in the world and 1% of that money is in bitcoin, and there are 12 million…
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Is bid value the amount I will get if I sell?
I have looked at links and asked this but, I am confused...and PLEASE DON'T TREAT ME LIKE I AM STUPID (I have had that happen on a few sites by 'Trolls'). Bit of a "Techie Challenged Idiot" so a little confused by the 'language' some use to explain…
