In his text, Jimmy refers to Roger marketing BCH but fails to see that BTC has enjoyed first mover advantage and the most recognizable ticker and that its price is not a result of people valuing scarcity or seeking a store of value, but simply a result of BTC already having the most marketing out there, and people buying it simply for FOMO purposes driving up a speculative bubble. They care not about competing with fiat, nor merchant adoption

ever

, they are just pure speculators with no interest other than being able to sell the magical internet money for more money later. It is really no different than trading out of production beanies, but again, at least they are cute and I can cuddle with them. Store of value needs no competitor, gold is already superior for that. HODLing BTC as an "investment" already eschews any claim for buying something as a store of value, as the entire purpose of a SoV is to protect from the loss of purchasing power - it is insurance. It's not a risk you are seeking a reward for taking and expecting your wealth to grow or moon. BTC has no real history nor any fundamental value; HODL BTC is just a pure speculation play, no more competitive to fiat than are beanie babies. This whole idea reduces the title of the white paper down to

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Speculative Trading System