Bitcoin Halving Just Occured
Does anybody actually use bitcoin?  And by use I mean transact actual business, and not just speculate.  You know, buying and selling real world goods and services.<p>Or is it like gold reserves, people just hoard these digital numbers until they are ready to cash out.<p>I&#x27;m really curious for the hoarders, if they&#x27;re doing it as a hedge against global financial collapse, how exactly do they expect to redeem their bitcoin for anything tangible?<p>These are serious questions, I&#x27;ve given bitcoin only a minimum of thought.   It seems a great way to move value out of a closed economy like China, or for drug dealers to move cash across borders, but who else uses it?