Space Dust : gold can not be destroyed, fire may melt it, but it is still shiny and easy to recover. it has many industrial uses. Also medical uses exist for gold. along with things we may not know.
if you bury it, it can still be dug up. it's waterproof also.
other than all that, it's just like gold.

EZ_money : USGO

EZ_money : mining companies always lag after gold because they yet to have reported production and profits. same as silver. always starts with gold and then money will shift to other related assets

joemamaa :

Tonyco : Gold is a commodity, Bitcoin is a currency. Not really comparable.

Invest with Sarge OP Tonyco : Bitcoin is not a currency, at least not yet. Until it becomes a means of exchnage, it's a commodity.

Ken Ounsted Invest with Sarge OP : 5