Quote Originally Posted by madfranks View Post
Try to stop thinking of bitcoins and gold/silver as equivalents, they're not. Morgans are great, but they are physical. Bitcoins are digital and give you the benefits of gold/silver in the digital world. I'm not saying it's better, it's just different.
Exactly.

I am not buying bitcoins at this price, but I can surely trade bitcoins obtained at a much lower price for very real, tangible silver and gold. Here is one such place to do such a thing: http://bitcoincommodities.com/

Bitcoin, since it's inception just a few years ago, has seen more than a 6,799,900% rise in FRN-value. That rise in value can be applied to all manner of physical things, including gold and silver.


EDIT: Current BTC price: $71

EDIT one hour later: Current BTC price: $74