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 Big brother holds gold. The little brother holds cash. I hold Bitcoin and this is why: From 1920 to 1932, it took 1 $20 bill to buy 1 ounce of gold. In 2016 it took $1,260 (63 $20 bills) to buy 1 ounce of gold. Today it takes $2,660 (133 $20 bills) to buy 1 ounce of gold. Gold has done good, but Bitcoin has and will continue to do better. 
 fiat equivalence is not the way.
its mostly a measurement of speculative interest by VC and degens.

hold bitcoin because you can use it freely. 
 Bitcoin is a vector that has a million reasons why to hold it. 
 well
its got a couple things going for it

NGU is not one of the important ones.


(unless you're interested in fiat denominated buying power of course, which most people are)