Is Bitcoin Wealth or Just Money?

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Aug 28, 2025

Discover the intriguing distinctions between money and wealth, and how Bitcoin fits into this dynamic. The discussion highlights three pillars crucial for societal wealth: production, capital goods, and innovation. Comparisons draw Bitcoin alongside productive real estate, showcasing its nature as a form of digital capital. Delve into the role of Austrian economics in understanding prosperity and why Bitcoin isn't just currency, but a store of long-term wealth that reflects broader economic value.

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Money Is A Measurement, Not Wealth

People conflate money with wealth because wealth is measured in money in modern reporting.
Nik Bhatia explains that market prices only show liquidation value, not true societal wealth.

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Production And Exchange Drive Wealth

Wealth for a society comes from production and exchange, not simply more money in circulation.
Nik emphasizes specialization and trade as the engine that turns production into societal wealth.

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Capital Goods Multiply Productive Capacity

Capital goods—tools, machines, factories, and computers—amplify a society's productive capacity.
Better quality capital goods directly increase production and thus societal wealth over time.

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