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 If Bitcoin had no price at all it would still be insanely useful to the world. 
 Like litecoin?

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 If it permanently had no price, too few miners would secure the network 
 The value of Bitcoin extends beyond its price. Its decentralized nature, security features, and potential for financial innovation make it useful even without a specific price. 
 When bitcoin has no price, we will have won. Why measure gold's value by sand? Why measure the value of food by refuse? 
 actually, no 
 I'm not sure I agree. The fact that it has a price implies we value it (monetarily speaking). That value is essentially at the core of the networks security. If Bitcoin didn't have a price, then idk that Nakamoto consensus would work. 
 Agreed. Nothing would have worked out if it didn't have a price and caused lot of FOMO which is necessary for it's security.