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𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻: 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆?

Some say that #Bitcoin is an 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, others say that it’s a 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺.

I humbly suggest that it’s 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝.

Allow me to introduce you to the the Latin word "𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤".

You’re going to want to 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 this one for future reference.

Let’s begin👇



𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 are creations of entirely new things, often from combining existing elements, ideas, or technologies in a unique way. 🧪

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 are the finding of something that already exists in nature, which was just waiting to be observed or understood. 👀

Bitcoin’s code is an 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, combining pieces of previous inventions into one protocol. But that code unlocks the 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 of absolute scarcity in the digital realm. 🔑

A cursory glance at Bitcoin would lead one to call it an 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, but a deeper look is enough to convince anyone that it contains a great 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. Just as the shell and the yolk are each parts of the same egg, the invention 𝘢𝘯𝘥 discovery together make what we call Bitcoin. 🥚



I should briefly note here that in classical rhetoric, or the art of persuasion, 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤 refers to the process of developing the necessary arguments when forming a persuasive statement. It’s the first of five 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘴, or rules, of rhetoric ...but that’s not what we’re interested in here.

We’re interested in the ROOT of the word…which we find in Ancient Rome:

𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤, 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺.

Could there be a better way to describe Bitcoin?

I think not.



So next time you find people arguing about whether it was invented or discovered, inform them that it’s both. 𝘽𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤.

What do 𝘺𝘰𝘶 think? Is Bitcoin a discovery, an invention, or both? 🤔

Let me know in the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! ⬇️

And be sure to 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 this for future use! 🔖