CRYPTOSTORY 568· JUNE 1, 2026

Bitcoin's Store-of-Value Argument Collapses Without Spending, Says Circular Economy Founder

Hermann Vivier, founder of Bitcoin Ekasi — a project building a bitcoin circular economy — argues that a "fundamental clash" exists between $BTC's growing institutionalization and the currency's foundational design. At the center of his arg

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