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 What percentage of people that hold bitcoin will self-custody it 15 years from now, do you think? 
 Your question is why I hold bullion (all shapes and sizes) over BTC. I have hard-drives from over 20 years ago but what I created then (e.g. manuscripts for hard-copy books) has diminished value in today's content platforms (tweets, tick-tocks etc). It will take hope and partisan persistence to ensure your platforms and exchanges survive the next 15 years, knowing THEY will come after you in all shapes and forms. Don't give up bitcoiners.   
 I have never had less faith in our political parties and leaders than I do now

I have never had ... 
 I live in Western Europe. This problem is everywhere in the West. The .GOV politicians and heavily subsidised wage-earners do nothing to fix, yet feed off, a flawed system. Therefore, all you can do is watch it collapse in slow pieces and be opportunistic how you rebuilt it all. 
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 Sadly Crypto mania is a repeat of other manias. I like the tech behind Blockchain but implementing it in any business I build is fraught with the fear of "What if the regulators come knocking and I am swept up with all the Snake Oil Salesmen."