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Bitcoin is just a scam in general.
"Bro, I'll sell you this really complicated number. No one else has it."
"What can I do with it?"
"Sell it for more money to a bigger fool than you."
"I'm in.*
Of course based on that definition. Fiat currency is the same. Just without the complex number.
I am really not a huge fan of crypto. But honestly all modern (post gold standard) money. Is entirly based on users confidence in the nations backing it. The proof of work used for bit coin. Really is no more a matter of faith in folks dumb enough to buy it from you later.