Closed-Loop Economics: Why Bitcoin is an Investment Doomed to Fail

u/WiseFriends · Reddit — r/investing · January 06, 2026 at 10:11 · ⬆ -1 pts  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author argues Bitcoin retains value through black-market anonymous payments and can be profitably held and sold higher.

BTC-USD — LONG The author argues Bitcoin has value as an untraceable payment system for illegal transactions, so as long as black markets exist some version of Bitcoin will persist. He sees it as a bet against the system and expects wealthy buyers to keep pumping the price higher. He states one can make money by holding and selling high.

As long as the black market exist so will some version of bitcoin. It's a bet against the system.

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Bitcoin persists via black-market payments; wealthy buyers pump price.
The author argues Bitcoin has value as an untraceable payment system for illegal transactions, so as long as black markets exist some version of Bitcoin will persist. He sees it as a bet against the system and expects wealthy buyers to keep pumping the price higher. He states one can make money by holding and selling high.
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