re: #86 Jay in Oregon

No, you’re pretty much spot-on. There’s absolutely no guarantee behind Bitcoin, so of course it fluctuates wildly (far more so than any other currency, or commodity).

And thus, the delusions of libertarian paradise smack into the cold, hard reality that currency without some, any government backing is worthless, hence your and my inability to walk into a Starbucks and buy a Venti latte with that bronze coin with Emperor Tiberius on it.