Real strategic assets - a short list: Fossil fuels - pumped from the ground; Precious metals - mined from the ground; Industrial metals - mined from the ground; Rare earth minerals - mined from the ground; Lumber - harvested from forests; Fisheries - harvested from the sea; Agricultural products - grown and harvested; Industry - constructed using natural and human resources; Military capabilities - designed and constructed using natural and industrial resources; Bitcoin - mined through compute power using available energy. What do they have in common - proof of work.