Can You Describe Bitcoin in 5 Words?
Bitcoin is many things but what if you had only a few words to explain it?
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Do you like Bitcoin? Then you’re in the right place. If not, that’s also ok because each of us decides what the mother-of-all-crypto is to them, an experiment by the US-based Gemini exchange, owned by the Winklevoss twins shows.
In their recent tweet, they asked millions of their followers to “explain Bitcoin in 5 words or less…”. The take turned out to be prolific, with different users taking their time to explain BTC.
We picked 10 responses we deem best. And we promise that some of them will surprise you. Let’s dig in.
Gemini’s tweet. Source: Twitter
1. “Complete and total freedom money”
Among the most common answers were those pertaining to the idea that Bitcoin is a means to provide financial freedom to people. No wonder. After all, the original whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto floated precisely that idea.
2. “Bitcoin is a standard”
The idea that Bitcoin serves as a benchmark or digital gold was one of the most popular responses. Again, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise. Bitcoin’s chief advocates like Michael Saylor think the same.
3. “Stress”
Some of the commentators have been honest that Bitcoin is also a financial rollercoaster. As a result, buying into it causes a great deal of stress. We hear you, guys, the ride is indeed crazy at times.
4. “Not as good as Litecoin”
Interestingly, the tweet attracted quite a few Litecoin (LTC) fans who kept emphasizing that Bitcoin is inferior to LTC, an altcoin created shortly after BTC. Its main chain shares a slightly modified Bitcoin codebase. It was also designed to be faster, better, and more effective than Bitcoin.
5. $pepe is the new bitcoin
Pepe coin’s fans were also quick to comment on the tweet. Expectedly, most of them suggested that the popular meme coin is now no less attractive than BTC. But can a meme coin really compete with Bitcoin? Let’s make that rhetorical.
6. “Satoshis idea got f#cked up. You can't put it in five words. Satoshi gave us an opportunity and we missed it. We ruined Bitcoin (good old greed for profit) and thanks to BRC-20, the blockchain will soon become unusable and thus completely worthless.”
Ok, not exactly five words. But there’s plenty food for thought here. Did we really “f#ck Satoshi’s idea up”? If so, what should have been done in order to avoid that? These are pretty heavy questions so let’s take time to mull them over.
7. “BUY THAT SHIT RIGHT NOW”
No words are needed here. If you agree, you know what to do. The coin is currently trading at just over $30 thousand.
8. “A coin for hucksters”
Are you about to google the word huckster? Don’t worry, we had to check it too. According to Merriam Webster, a huckster is a person “ who sells or advertises something in an aggressive, dishonest, or annoying way” or “who produces promotional material for commercial clients especially for radio or television.”
Are you a huckster? Know one perhaps?
9. “A Money Laundering Ponzi Scheme”
Again, no words are needed here. If you concede, then so be it.
10. “Where is my earn money? 5 words”
Surprise. This might not be exactly the kind of comment you’d expect to be recurrent under this type of tweet, and yet this is the case. This is due to the ongoing drama with Gemini Earn payouts.
It started in 2022 when the lending partner of the Earn program Genesis — paused withdrawals. Since then Earn users have been experiencing difficulties. The company provides continuous updates.
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