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That ratio is a somewhat arbitrary thing. Who says it's a good measure?

For gold, perhaps 20% of its value is its actual use and 80% is for the scarcity. For bitcoin it's 0% for actual use and 100% of the price is its scarcity.

When you look at it like this, the difference between gold and bitcoin is not nearly as dramatic.



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