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Quote from: tkbx on March 09, 2014, 01:21:54 PM

If you had to convert all your wealth to either Bitcoin or gold and keep it there for 10 years, which would you choose? Keep in mind the fact that Bitcoin has only been around for 5 years, and could be fundamentally different in any number of ways in 10 years.

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Let us go back 110 years to say 1904 and ask the following question: If you had to convert all your wealth to either horseless carriages (otherwise known as automobiles) or horses and keep it there for 10 years, which would you choose? Keep in mind the fact that horseless carriages have only been around for 5 years, and could be fundamentally different in any number of ways in 10 years.

By the way humans had been using horses as a primary form of transportation for millennia, yet in a period of 50 years between 1900 and 1950 they virtually vanished form the transportation scene. Will Bitcoin do the same to gold?

I think it would be different of the case bitcoin vs gold. Bitcoin doesn’t has a physical value since Bitcoin is digital. The ‘physical’ form of Bitcoin such as paper wallet is like bank note which doesn’t has physical value of it, and the nominal value of bank note is to represent gold value it has.

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Quote from: Etaren on May 02, 2016, 03:01:45 AM

You cant use Gold in the future and that is the problem because you cant pay with it in the future so that would be bad.

Care to give some proof to support your wild claims? Gold has been in use for the past thousands of years. And it will be in use for the next few thousand years as well. What makes you think that gold will lose its value? All I can see is more and more central banks accumulating gold reserves (Russia, China.etc), and more importantly, they are dumping their United States treasury bonds in order to purchase gold.

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Quote from: Etaren on May 02, 2016, 03:01:45 AM

As you can see now you see that Bitcoin is getting more popular and that is because the world is getting also more digital and that is quite nice for the world because it is also getting more modern so that is nice.
You cant use Gold in the future and that is the problem because you cant pay with it in the future so that would be bad.

That's true, the true value of gold was for wants, bitcoin is for necessity if you have bitcoin you can do everything, like you can travel all around the world, eat in good restaurant, and of course you can gamble a lot. In the future bitcoin price will soar because of its popularity so it is better to save now.

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As you can see now you see that Bitcoin is getting more popular and that is because the world is getting also more digital and that is quite nice for the world because it is also getting more modern so that is nice.
You cant use Gold in the future and that is the problem because you cant pay with it in the future so that would be bad.

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why do you want to use a coin that's based on your pc if there's real money(gold).
so in my opinion the best manner to pay something is with gold.

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for long term investment, i prefer gold over bitcoin
Gold has proven to be an investment for years, and and the value of gold has always been able to keep abreast of inflation during this time
here in the east, gold is always become number one choice in investment portfolio
bitcoin prices have dropped more than 50% since last year Sad that's why only few people invest their wealth on bitcoin (for long term investment)
but for transaction, trading (and speculating), i'm sure i'll choose bitcoin Cheesy

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Quote from: STT on May 01, 2016, 02:09:09 PM

Not all companies take gold as payment, I have to sell it first usually. Not sure who wins on that one but gold is more global as there is always a jeweler in every town of the world

yes because gold was not a means of payment but when you give gold as collateral of your loan to any company, I'm sure your loan application will be accepted.

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Quote from: trinaldao on May 01, 2016, 09:01:54 PM

In fact gold is very expemsive too and gold is very rare all peopl love it. and i think invest at gold is right.

Gold is all time great thing but now Bitcoin is also going in this field with good and solid way hope this will be popular as gold in near Future...

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Quote from: HarryKPeters on May 01, 2016, 11:18:45 AM

Don't forget that gold is the favourite alternative investment when fiat and stock markets are going downhilll. So much even that average people depend on gold for their investment.

Some 300,000 tons of gold exist in this planet. Out of that, around 2/3rd have been mined out already. And around 60,000 tons remains in recoverable deposits, which can be exploited in the near term. The remainder is contained in remote and irrecoverable deposits. So you can say that gold is an asset which is protected against inflation, quite similar to BTC.

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In fact gold is very expemsive too and gold is very rare all peopl love it. and i think invest at gold is right.

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Quote from: btcjoin14 on May 01, 2016, 04:35:34 PM

Bitcoins are valuable in their own way. IMHO Bitcoins are undervalued right now. my choose is Bitcoins

Bitcoin at this point isn't undervaluet at all. The price is just about right for the time and market situation we are currently in. If the price was sitting somewhere around $300-$350 then I would understand people saying Bitcoin is quite undervalued, but not at todays price.

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Bitcoins are valuable in their own way. IMHO Bitcoins are undervalued right now. my choose is Bitcoins

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Gold can be good but I think the bitcoin is better because the fact is that with the bitcoin you can make money(profit) and you can spend it, you cannot just spend gold in a store so that is why I think the bitcoin has a advantage.

I do not doubt the prospects for bitcoin but for gold there are millennia of human history so I still prefer gold.

so what if gold has a long life? whether it can give you a guarantee for a big profit? I know bitcoin is still too young . but the potential of bitcoin can not be doubted dude ? and you know it.
why not choose bitcoin which gives you many advantages? what you're going to choose in the safe zone?

Yes, you are true that gold will be remain at its price for long time but is its benefit? It do not have any benefit for us and bitcoin has a potential to double up in the coming future and we have to believe on bitcoin as now its future is seeming successful.

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Quote from: Thresh on May 01, 2016, 01:34:48 PM

as of now Gold is better than Bitcoin. Because not all companies recognized bitcoins at the moment.

I am not sure that if bitcoin is better or gold and it depends how you consider them. Bitcoin is good as venture capital investment and gold is more stable investment.

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good luck cashing out 1mil the other end when you get where your going Wink

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Not all companies take gold as payment, I have to sell it first usually. Not sure who wins on that one but gold is more global as there is always a jeweler in every town of the world

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A 1kg bar is the size of a smartphone and is worth nearly $42,000

6,974,832,536 or bitcoin market cap in gold bars would be 166,067 kilos, more then a usb stick weighs Tongue

Mostly I agree, most of us arent transporting this amount of cash on our person but a couple might want to move 1 mil and prefer the lightier option plus customs give gold more hassle

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as of now Gold is better than Bitcoin. Because not all companies recognized bitcoins at the moment.

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Quote from: dragonusa9 on May 01, 2016, 01:05:47 PM

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Quote from: tkbx on March 09, 2014, 01:21:54 PM

If you had to convert all your wealth to either Bitcoin or gold and keep it there for 10 years, which would you choose? Keep in mind the fact that Bitcoin has only been around for 5 years, and could be fundamentally different in any number of ways in 10 years.

convert all my wealth,keep it on 10 years,is hard to choose. but i will choose bitcoin,i have reason for that,just because if i have bitcoin,i dont need to bring weight thing like gold.

gold is very good for the long term invest, the prices will be more than today in future. BTC is more for the feature than gold, but remember the bitcoin prices can be down too regardless of time. so don't forget to keep some gold for long term invest

Yes you are right about the fact that gold is very profitable but the fact it takes so long to make good profits in my eyes.
I really hate it that I have to wait so long so that is why I consider you to take the bitcoin.

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Quote from: bittrojan on May 01, 2016, 12:58:01 PM

Quote from: tkbx on March 09, 2014, 01:21:54 PM

If you had to convert all your wealth to either Bitcoin or gold and keep it there for 10 years, which would you choose? Keep in mind the fact that Bitcoin has only been around for 5 years, and could be fundamentally different in any number of ways in 10 years.

convert all my wealth,keep it on 10 years,is hard to choose. but i will choose bitcoin,i have reason for that,just because if i have bitcoin,i dont need to bring weight thing like gold.

I love the way everyone keeps going on about the weight of gold. You would have to be a very wealthy man for it to be a problem.

A 1kg bar is the size of a smartphone and is worth nearly $42,000

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Quote from: bittrojan on May 01, 2016, 12:58:01 PM

Quote from: tkbx on March 09, 2014, 01:21:54 PM

If you had to convert all your wealth to either Bitcoin or gold and keep it there for 10 years, which would you choose? Keep in mind the fact that Bitcoin has only been around for 5 years, and could be fundamentally different in any number of ways in 10 years.

convert all my wealth,keep it on 10 years,is hard to choose. but i will choose bitcoin,i have reason for that,just because if i have bitcoin,i dont need to bring weight thing like gold.

gold is very good for the long term invest, the prices will be more than today in future. BTC is more for the feature than gold, but remember the bitcoin prices can be down too regardless of time. so don't forget to keep some gold for long term invest

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