Antonio ~ Same here! We have to record our next conversation! I'm inclined to give the term "money" to its owners, which isn't the People of the world, but of the corporation that regulates it.

While it's two words, value instrument is the best term I've come up with thus far to describe and distinguish bitcoin from "money", as if we compare "money" and bitcoin in the context of how they hold and protect our record of a value exchange, "money" is far inferior. As long as bitcoin remains impervious to alteration, it will be superior.

That is why the purveyors and promoters of "money" are likely behind the hacker attacks on exchanges, and behind many sites that are erected to accrue bitcoins (with no management names, offices, etc.), that suddenly go down.

Maybe we should call bitcoin "smush". When people take a clear look at how "money" has been used and manipulated to "manage" and control so many for so long, they'll appreciate this new choice, and protect it from being taken away.

Looking forward to advancing our dialog in the next couple of days.