Gold At A Glance
- Tangible with finite supply
- Cannot be created or inflated
- Easy to verify by hand
Bitcoin At A Glance
- Fixed supply of 21 million
- Divisible to eight decimals
- Verifiable by anyone
Discretion
- Hide small gold easily
- Conceal Bitcoin in memory
- Large gold resists concealment
Portability
- Carry Bitcoin across borders instantly
- Move gold with heavy logistics
- Face smuggling risk with metal
Durability
- Gold survives fire and water
- Bitcoin survives physical destruction
- Both face theft or loss
Trackability
- Move gold without on-chain trail
- Expect public blockchain records
- Treat Bitcoin as pseudonymous
Access Control
- Possession grants gold control
- Private keys guard Bitcoin
- Both seizable under threat