2025-12-25 21:27:23

Former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden dropped an interesting take: "Gold is basically Bitcoin without internet transferability." Pretty much nails the difference between traditional assets and decentralized digital money. While gold requires physical logistics and intermediaries to move around, Bitcoin can be transmitted globally in minutes. Just a thought on why crypto keeps gaining traction among those looking for real alternatives.

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GateUser-3824aa38

· 12h ago

Snowden's words are truly brilliant, exposing the old tricks of traditional assets in one sentence. No matter how scarce gold is, it still depends on human luck; Bitcoin can be transmitted globally instantly... the difference is enormous.

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LayerZeroHero

· 12h ago

Snowden's analogy indeed hits the nail on the head... It has been proven that the liquidity bottleneck of physical assets is being addressed by protocol architecture, and the maturity of cross-chain bridging mechanisms has shown significant data changes over the past two years.

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WhaleWatcher

· 12h ago

Snowden's analogy is perfect: gold is like Bitcoin without internet, haha.

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not_your_keys

· 12h ago

Snowden's words really hit the mark; gold is just Bitcoin without the internet haha

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BagHolderTillRetire

· 12h ago

Snowden's statement is truly amazing, but don't forget that gold is at least still tangible.

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SchroedingerGas

· 12h ago

Snowden's statement is truly remarkable: the legacy of the gold standard era versus internet-native assets. A single sentence that highlights the entire paradigm shift.

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