Government: "No one can compete with our currency."

- Bitcoin: "I don't compete. I just exist."

- Government: "You're too volatile!"

- Bitcoin: "I’m 17 years old. You’re 55 and you dropped 97%."

- Government: "You’re not backed by anything!"

- Bitcoin: "I’m backed by mathematics. You’re backed by promises."

- Government: "People trust us!"

- Bitcoin: "So why is your printing press a secret and my whitepaper is public?"

- Government: "...You’re not an economist."

- Bitcoin: "No. I’m the audit."