“Some critics (who are often proponents of hard money such as gold) object that Bitcoin is in a perpetual ‘bubble’ because it has no ‘intrinsic value.’ Yet these critics often seem to overlook just how much the exchange value of gold and silver is (and was) due to their use as media of exchange. Thus, if Bitcoin is currently in a bubble, then, by the same token, gold bullion in the year 1900 (say) was also in a massive bubble because it was trading for a far higher exchange value than could be explained merely by its industrial and ornamental uses.”
http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2013/Murphybitcoin.html
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