But, these forms of stored value are risky, because the stored value can disappear. The stored value is dependent on someone else, beyond the current owner, determining what they will pay for that item. Assets held as stored value can crashIn the 1630s people in Holland thought of tulip bulbs as stored value. Tulips were desired, giving tulip bulbs value. But over time people acquired tulip bulbs not to plant, but rather for the stored value they represented.

Source: Forbes August 15, 2017 20:20 UTC