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Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by paulgb on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @08:55PM (#17139984)
These have to do with storing something of value, they aren't inherent to gold. People are already storing Bitcoin keys in physical vaults: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-09/bunkers-f...
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Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by slededit on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @09:32PM (#17140231)
The global financial system is interconnected. Fast transactions can happen because counter party risk is removed by a government backstop. In effect you can't have Visa without a "risk free" store of value. Vaults such as Fort Knox are a part of that system.

In the case of bitcoin they aren't inherently necessary to the function of the system, although with the risk of hacks you can make the case for them.

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