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Topic: Is gold still relevant? (Read 424 times)

newbie
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April 23, 2018, 07:17:31 AM
#37
I believe gold will still be relevant for a long time. It is true, there is not that much of a growth potential, but I do believe that gold is a very stable solution where to keep your resources.
newbie
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April 19, 2018, 06:23:29 AM
#36
Russia seems to building gol reserves after the sanctions
newbie
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April 19, 2018, 05:59:26 AM
#35
Gold rules but Bitcoin will be top asset in the future
copper member
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April 19, 2018, 04:15:30 AM
#34
Maybe it would depend on how valuable the gold is in the country you reside.
But still in most countries, gold is relevant and deemed as a stable investment.
Although the price of gold also fluctuates like the cryptocurrencies do.

newbie
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April 18, 2018, 09:15:47 PM
#33
gold  has a long history and its characteristics are hard to change so it is very precious
newbie
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April 18, 2018, 06:35:02 PM
#32
it will be relevant for some time, but i think cryptocurrencies will displace precious metals
newbie
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April 09, 2018, 05:53:05 PM
#31
as of today, it is, but who knows what the future will bring to us? maybe the cryptocurrency is so to replace it
newbie
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January 13, 2018, 01:41:18 AM
#30
I think it's still relevant and it's not going anywhere any time soon.
newbie
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January 13, 2018, 01:22:20 AM
#29
Yes it is but as an investments is almost give no return because volatility is very low comparing to crypto.
newbie
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January 13, 2018, 12:41:50 AM
#28
It's all about what risks you want to take. If you want low risks and low ROI, then gold, high risk and high ROI, crypto.
Well said, Awesome answer Shocked
newbie
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January 13, 2018, 12:34:55 AM
#27

It is said that now the United States does not have enough gold to convert to paper money, but instead they will produce a lot of paper money without gold in it. That is not all people? in the future will be slack?
copper member
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January 13, 2018, 12:11:35 AM
#26
for real investment without risk of the price its very good thing to take gold as investment .
its real and around the world know it . from poor people until rich people know about it.
newbie
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January 12, 2018, 09:50:20 PM
#25
yes gold is still relevant still the world come to an end and is a good investment to make
member
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December 08, 2017, 05:45:08 AM
#24
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newbie
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December 08, 2017, 05:23:20 AM
#23
gold will always be relevant, no matter what happens
newbie
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December 08, 2017, 05:07:46 AM
#22
For sure.
newbie
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December 05, 2017, 05:56:16 AM
#21
Gold is the common currency of the world, money is just a symbol of gold. Money can be produced but it is limited to gold that is not produced excessively
jr. member
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December 04, 2017, 11:53:46 PM
#20
I agree with the past few posts, i think it's still relevant.  I think it's best to stay diversified and have something of everything.
newbie
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December 04, 2017, 11:45:48 PM
#19
The older generations are much more focused on gold and privacy issues than the younger generation. Hence gold is still relevant
newbie
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December 04, 2017, 10:58:03 AM
#18
Of course and it will always be
newbie
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December 04, 2017, 10:14:49 AM
#17
Yes, Gold has thousands of years of history and it will still be around when Bitcoin will be forgotten, in a 1000 years...
member
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December 04, 2017, 10:09:50 AM
#16
Yeah especially if you got lots of it Smiley Smiley
full member
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December 02, 2017, 09:58:09 PM
#15
Yes, gold is the physical bitcoin.
newbie
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November 25, 2017, 01:07:05 PM
#14
Yes gold is still relevant, crypto is still an experiment and can be hacked. It is easier not to lose your gold.
newbie
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November 25, 2017, 12:50:18 PM
#13
Nothing is relevant, only cryptocurrencies are! lol
full member
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November 24, 2017, 10:40:27 PM
#12
Gold is a safe-haven, that performs far better in times of crises than when it's all hunky dory. Cryptos are highly volatile, can provide much higher returns on investment, but could also end-up getting banned in some countries, thus increasing the risk. A good portfolio should have a mix precious metals, traditional stocks/commodities and cryptos. Gold really comes into it's own in times or war/when society breaks down, or when caught in a conflict zone. The problem there is that you have to have in in hand for it to be any use. You may have noticed a golden barrette with little gold cubes or beads on some pilot's uniforms. The beads or cubes are small weights of gold, to be used for trading/buying safe passage if their plane goes down over hostile territory. Also, if there was ever an EMP event, you can kiss your cryptos goodbye, but gold will still be there - and more valuable than ever.
jr. member
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November 24, 2017, 09:38:56 PM
#11
I can't say what the future holds, but I think for right now gold is still relevant.  Maybe not as much as before either, but, still relevant nonetheless.  
newbie
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November 24, 2017, 09:36:08 PM
#10
BTC is the new gold
but old gold is and will be always gold
newbie
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November 24, 2017, 09:24:18 PM
#9
gold will always have value. It's rare and useful.
member
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November 24, 2017, 09:12:25 PM
#8
Gold will always hold value. Go a 33% investment split between gold btc and silver
newbie
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November 24, 2017, 07:28:46 AM
#7
Yes. It is still relevant.
newbie
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November 23, 2017, 12:09:31 AM
#6
Since the beginning of time gold is precious, now gold is still precious and will still be precious. It's one of the main backing for currency in any country, of course other products could be used but gold is one of the standard. Now with bitcoin, this currency just started...
You say nonsense. Gold has always been the guarantor of the economic stability of any state. No bitkoin his never replace.

Maybe maybe not. Gold as a currency is already highly undervalued due to the simple fact that it's useless for anything but face to face transactions. Here in the very, very near future, face to face transactions will be virtually unheard of, with most retail going to online. And what retail is left over, such as perishable goods at grocery stores, will still use digital currency, as the checkouts will not be manned. It's also likely that you will reserve your purchases online, pay for them, then pick them up at the store. The era of large retail spaces is going to be a thing of the past, and in the future retail stores will take products directly from stockroom to customer, likely with some kind of automated fulfillment system.

So if you have a digital currency that can't be inflated, then gold loses its function as a store of wealth.
newbie
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November 22, 2017, 11:32:59 PM
#5
Since the beginning of time gold is precious, now gold is still precious and will still be precious. It's one of the main backing for currency in any country, of course other products could be used but gold is one of the standard. Now with bitcoin, this currency just started...
You say nonsense. Gold has always been the guarantor of the economic stability of any state. No bitkoin his never replace.
member
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November 22, 2017, 11:18:41 PM
#4
Since the beginning of time gold is precious, now gold is still precious and will still be precious. It's one of the main backing for currency in any country, of course other products could be used but gold is one of the standard. Now with bitcoin, this currency just started...
newbie
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Merit: 0
November 18, 2017, 04:14:33 AM
#3
It's all about what risks you want to take. If you want low risks and low ROI, then gold, high risk and high ROI, crypto.

I'm thinking way past that. What I'm wondering is if in the not to distant future (say the next 10-20 years) gold will no longer be used as a store of wealth period, in which case it wouldn't be an investment at all. I mean a scenario in which governments no longer used it to back currencies, it was no longer hoarded, and the only people interested in it were solely interested in its usefulness for electronics and jewelry.
member
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November 18, 2017, 04:08:32 AM
#2
It's all about what risks you want to take. If you want low risks and low ROI, then gold, high risk and high ROI, crypto.
newbie
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November 18, 2017, 04:06:47 AM
#1
As said earlier, I'm brand new to bitcoin and feel like I'm having a red pill moment as I learn what bitcoin is and what it can do. I'm now asking myself if gold is even still relevant. The purpose behind gold was that it was a store of wealth that couldn't be manipulated by inflation, couldn't be counterfeited, etc.

Well, bitcoin can apparently fulfill all of those conditions that gold can, plus it's liquid and nonphysical, meaning I can use it to instantly purchase something from the other side of the planet. Doing that with gold will always require using a fiat currency. Even if gold were to become the currency again, like in ancient times, purchasing goods online would always require using gold notes of some sort, and gold notes were THE original fiat currency, and are perhaps the most vulnerable form of money there is in terms of inflation and counterfeiting.

So in light of blockchain technology, I'm seeing gold being worth no more than its value as a commodity. What do yous guys think? Smiley
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