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Re:Bitcoin Bubble Makes Dot-Com Look Rational by scotty79 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @07:11AM (#15796477)
Gold only requires worldwide network of traders and physically secure holding places and general sense of security so it can change hands.
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Re:Bitcoin Bubble Makes Dot-Com Look Rational by leereeves on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @07:14AM (#15796494)
All that's required to to exchange gold is one person that has gold and another person who wants gold and has something the first wants to trade for it.
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Re:Bitcoin Bubble Makes Dot-Com Look Rational by gonvaled on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @07:57AM (#15796776)
Really? Let's meet, I'll give you gold.

Or: for the majority of people, holding hold, recognizing gold, and exchanging gold is not possible. You need experts for that, and they all take commissions. And sometimes scam you.

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Re:Bitcoin Bubble Makes Dot-Com Look Rational by leereeves on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:37AM (#15798767)
You don't need experts; you can learn how to identify real gold yourself, in far, far less time than is required to learn to understand a cryptocurrency.
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