The only way Bitcoin can be back by GOLD

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Quote from: Cryptogirl82 on June 14, 2014, 09:12:09 AM

BTC do not need a backup through gold.BTc are limited and gold is not.

and your point is ... ?
there are 99999 altcoin that are also limited, and 10 more each day is born; does that mean they are worth anything ? NOT

bitcoin is being held in price only by speculators, no real development happening.

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I can't relation between gold and BTC, BTC just need tech and math to be packed with as it's limited in supply.

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Quote from: moriartybitcoin on June 13, 2014, 08:54:43 PM

I wish demurrage was built into Bitcoin!

Sounds like Freicoin might be the coin for you: http://freico.in

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Quote from: CryptoCurrencyInc.com on June 02, 2014, 04:04:48 PM

In my opinion, I think the only way Bitcoin can be back by GOLD is when Gold stores allow customers to buy their gold using Bitcoin.
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/schiff--buy-gold-here--and-trade-me-bitcoin-for-it-155612329.html

Do you think it's a good idea to let customers buy Gold using Bitcoin?
The Gold must ship to the customers home.

Why or Why not?

https://agoracommodities.com/?s=&post_type=product

Great company. Comparatively tight buy/sell spread. I'm not a big believer in gold as it appears very manipulated. But other precious metals can be purchased with bitcoin here as well.

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Quote from: Cryptogirl82 on June 14, 2014, 09:12:09 AM

BTC do not need a backup through gold.BTc are limited and gold is not.

How isn't gold limited? There's a finite source of it unless we find more on another planet or something.

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Something backing btc would mean that there is someone or some group who will always exchange a fix amount of something(like gold) for a fixed amount of btc.

For example: 1 BTC = -.5 oz of gold

Being able to buy gold does not in anyway back bitcoin.

And no one would ever think about backing bitcoin. They have nothing to gain.

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BTC do not need a backup through gold.BTc are limited and gold is not.

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It's silly trying to 'back' it with anything. It doesnt need it. This cryptos that have tried to do this already will just fail.

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Quote from: Meuh6879 on June 02, 2014, 04:08:12 PM

gold can't pay my amazon invoice ... Roll Eyes

Gold is not supposed to pay your amazon invoice either. When u r supposed to pay, convert Gold to FIAT for the time being and convert it to Bitcoin when Amazon starts accepting it.

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Quote from: moriartybitcoin on June 13, 2014, 08:54:43 PM

Quote from: jubalix on June 13, 2014, 06:05:19 PM

bitcoin is way more backed than gold because of the amount of banking infrastructure it replaces alone. Gold has no such use case, until you can make gold invisible, easily divisible without a system of weights and teleport it.

In any event Gold is completely manipulated/at the whim of central govs because they can confiscate it illegal any time an their is little you can do. No so BTC.

I just don't know how Goldbugs can't see this?

Sure, the gold price IS manipulated, and central banks have been (desperately) trying to keep gold below $1000 for decades. Eventually the market demand overwhelmed the Fed's chicanery and gold shot up. Even now, it is extremely deflated at $1275.

But look, it is not possible for the central banks to completely manipulate the gold price. It IS possible for them to gang up on Bitcoin, which has MUCH less liquidity and market share than gold. Central banks could begin buying up all the Bitcoin they can get their hands on, then dump it on the open market as some appropriate time to completely destroy the price.

Bitcoin is HIGHLY vulnerable to price manipulations. Hell, if the Chinese even SNEEZE we see the price drop 50%!

I love Bitcoin, but it will NEVER replace gold as a value store, nor should it. Bitcoin is a currency and should be SPENT not HOARDED.

Gold is an asset and should be HOARDED.

I wish demurrage was built into Bitcoin!

but the manipulation is of a fundamentally different type.

Eg with gold the amount of gold you actually have rights to by the trading instruments can never really be established, where is that gold, is it pure?

With BTC, of itself the quantity and type is always publicly provable. BTC is not actually manipulable itself, rather countries can only try to manipulate the value of their currency against BTC, by making it hard to move in and out of positions. They cannot regulate BTC itself, but they can Gold itself. Eg seize or make transfer illegal, fractional reserve etc.

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What you are describing is not being 'backed' by gold. Go back and learn your stuff. Backed means you have enough gold in value to equate to the amount of the currency your printing (in this case Bitcoins). Most countries have stopped being entirely backed by gold instead opting for other assets and just printing money because thy can. What you are proposing is the ability to buy gold with BTC - I don't understand why you'd want more gold instead of BTC but it BTC certainly doesn't need any of this gold backing.

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Gold is a slow method of payment when there are great distances between two parties. Gold gets owned by bitcoin in this category alone.

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Quote from: moriartybitcoin on June 13, 2014, 05:12:09 PM

gold is a fantastic value store (MUCH better than Bitcoin) but no good at all as a currency ...

Bitcoin is a terrible value store (too volatile) but a fantastic currency.

I keep most of my assets in gold (80%) and the rest in BTC .. which I am prepared to lose, if it goes down.

I think gold is a good long-term investment. Bitcoin can be both.

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I don't think Bitcoin needs to be backed by gold, but I'm not saying to disallow people from buying gold with Bitcoins.

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Quote from: jubalix on June 13, 2014, 06:05:19 PM

bitcoin is way more backed than gold because of the amount of banking infrastructure it replaces alone. Gold has no such use case, until you can make gold invisible, easily divisible without a system of weights and teleport it.

In any event Gold is completely manipulated/at the whim of central govs because they can confiscate it illegal any time an their is little you can do. No so BTC.

I just don't know how Goldbugs can't see this?

Sure, the gold price IS manipulated, and central banks have been (desperately) trying to keep gold below $1000 for decades. Eventually the market demand overwhelmed the Fed's chicanery and gold shot up. Even now, it is extremely deflated at $1275.

But look, it is not possible for the central banks to completely manipulate the gold price. It IS possible for them to gang up on Bitcoin, which has MUCH less liquidity and market share than gold. Central banks could begin buying up all the Bitcoin they can get their hands on, then dump it on the open market as some appropriate time to completely destroy the price.

Bitcoin is HIGHLY vulnerable to price manipulations. Hell, if the Chinese even SNEEZE we see the price drop 50%!

I love Bitcoin, but it will NEVER replace gold as a value store, nor should it. Bitcoin is a currency and should be SPENT not HOARDED.

Gold is an asset and should be HOARDED.

I wish demurrage was built into Bitcoin!

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Quote from: moriartybitcoin on June 13, 2014, 05:12:09 PM

gold is a fantastic value store (MUCH better than Bitcoin) but no good at all as a currency ...

Bitcoin is a terrible value store (too volatile) but a fantastic currency.

I keep most of my assets in gold (80%) and the rest in BTC .. which I am prepared to lose, if it goes down.

Gold is probably the best investment if you think inflation will be high over the period you plan on holding it.

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Why customer needs gold in his home?
in real life you don't need the real thing.
you just need his VALUE.

unless you know how to work with gold.. you cant do anything with it. exactly like the beginning of Bitcoin

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bitcoin is way more backed than gold because of the amount of banking infrastructure it replaces alone. Gold has no such use case, until you can make gold invisible, easily divisible without a system of weights and teleport it.

In any event Gold is completely manipulated/at the whim of central govs because they can confiscate it illegal any time an their is little you can do. No so BTC.

I just don't know how Goldbugs can't see this?

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gold is a fantastic value store (MUCH better than Bitcoin) but no good at all as a currency ...

Bitcoin is a terrible value store (too volatile) but a fantastic currency.

I keep most of my assets in gold (80%) and the rest in BTC .. which I am prepared to lose, if it goes down.

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It's Money 2.0| It’s gold for nerds | It's Bitcoin

Quote from: haploid23 on June 13, 2014, 03:29:24 PM

Quote from: CryptoCurrencyInc.com on June 02, 2014, 04:04:48 PM

I think the only way Bitcoin can be back by GOLD is when Gold stores allow customers to buy their gold using Bitcoin.

This makes no sense at all. When you "buy" gold for bitcoins, you're not backing it, but rather exchanging one for the other. Both are limited in supply, so there is no need to back one with the other.

I think the title and the OP are saying two conflicting arguments.

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Quote from: CryptoCurrencyInc.com on June 02, 2014, 04:04:48 PM

I think the only way Bitcoin can be back by GOLD is when Gold stores allow customers to buy their gold using Bitcoin.

This makes no sense at all. When you "buy" gold for bitcoins, you're not backing it, but rather exchanging one for the other. Both are limited in supply, so there is no need to back one with the other.

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