Reading the responses to the recent topic titled, "I would sell all my bitcoins if…." has left me concerned.
The kinds of responses on that thread reveal a deep misunderstanding of bitcoin and the current monetary system in many of those who are speculating. Let's consider the scenario in which bitcoin reaches $1000 or let's say $10,000 per bitcoin. Many have said they will cash out if bitcoin reaches this point. Why??
If bitcoin reaches $10,000 it will have to be because the fiat currencies of the world are tumbling to worthlessness via a hyperinflation type scenario and bitcoin is the safe haven, which if you know anything about the current monetary systems of the world, you know this is inevitable. (there have been 3800 fiat currencies throughout history and EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE has crashed to worthlessness; a value of zero) Why would you then sell all of your sound money (Bitcoin) for a bunch of fiat money that is inevitably becoming worthless? I don't understand the logic in doing that.
If bitcoin ever reaches $10,000 per bitcoin, you will NEVER see me selling for fiat paper money. You may however see me having a shopping spree at Overstock.com or TigerDirect.com or NewEgg.com! I will be buying things I want with my bitcoin profits DIRECTLY WITH BITCOIN, not selling my bitcoin for paper fiat. Hopefully by then there will be many more options, perhaps even Amazon.com will be accepting bitcoin for goods and I can have my shopping spree there.
Point being, selling bitcoin for dollars seems counterproductive. Why convert your paper fiat currency into sound value storing superior bitcoin, only to sell all of your superior bitcoin back for worthless antiquated fiat currency again? Why not just spend the bitcoin itself to buy what you want instead of taking a loss by converting back into dollars which will inflate away eventually anyway?
Pretty much well said but the problem is if you are in need of money, won't you convert/sell your Bitcoin to cash? I agree that spending it to buy goods is reasonable enough not to sell it because of the devaluation of cash, and of course the fee that it will cost you. But things doesnt go as we planned. There are cases where you really need money badly and you don't have anything but your stash of Bitcoin. (We are assuming that store near you don't accept bitcoin even establishments don't accept bitcoin) So another question arise, won't you sell your Bitcoin if you are badly in need of cash?
He is pointing that if price will reached $10,000, fiat is now useless or should I say undervalued and I believe in that if ever that will happen. No way the price will hit $10,000 without any bad news associated in the fiat. Around $1k to $4k is good but reaching for $10,000 is not a good news to hear.
So if ever that will happened, people will use it's bitcoin directly to those shops since it has a fiat value of $10,000 value.