4 months ago

“Bitcoin is too slow to be money!”
You’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve even said it.
But what if that entire comparison is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what money actually is?

In this video, I break down why Visa isn’t the gold standard — it’s just a credit network built on layers of trust.
Bitcoin? It’s something different. It’s hard money that settles.

00:00 - Bitcoin Is Too Slow”… Right?
00:33 - The Visa Comparison Is Broken
01:00 - What Actually Happens When You Use a Credit Card
01:40 - Trust-Based Money vs Final Settlement
02:30 - How Gold Scaled in Layers
03:00 - The Internet Analogy: TCP/IP to YouTube
03:45 - Hawala: An Ancient Layered Payment Network
04:20 - Visa’s Multi-Layer Madness
05:10 - Bitcoin Is Final Settlement in Minutes
07:30 - Bitcoin Is Digital Gold (But Teleportable)
08:00 - Lightning Network: Layer Two Scaling Today
08:30 - Final Settlement Without Permission

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