Here's why Bitcoin might be safe from a global stock market crisis

Cointelegraph

Published Sep 19, 2021 07:05PM ET

Updated Sep 19, 2021 08:40PM ET

One of the reasons behind Bitcoin's (BTC) volatility, the substantial price oscillations that occur regularly, is the discrepancy of its use cases. Some pundits deem it "digital gold," a truly scarce and perfect store of value (SoV). Others consider Bitcoin a technology project or a type of software with a corresponding network.

El Salvador's adoption as legal tender will likely evidence the means of exchange (MoE) functionality that the Lightning Network provides. The Layer-2 scaling solution allows instant and insanely cheap transfers, although it requires regular on-chain transactions to enter or exit this parallel network.

Bitcoin vs. gold (precious metal) in 2020. Source: TradingView
Bitcoin vs. Hang Seng Index (stocks). Source: TradingView

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