Bullion Baron said:Once Gold/Silver go from a few cents value to $1000 in the space of a few years (or equivalent from current prices) then I'd be wary the early adopters are probably stepping out as millionaires and dumping the metal on suckers tooLoad of Bullion said:How do you feel about the "early adopters" in regards to gold and silver. Is it really any different to Bitcoin in regards to early adopters?.![]()
Bullion Baron said:Maybe we look at the Silver chart in another 10 years and the correction we are going through now is the 'first sell off' on the way to a larger bubble phase, that is my suspicion, although only time will tell. Regardless Silvers return over 10 years to the peak ($5 to $50) was nothing compared to bitcoins rise in only the last 12 months. The rise in Silver is far from comparable in magnitude to bitcoins price increase.
And.......Load of Bullion said:Bullion Baron said:Maybe we look at the Silver chart in another 10 years and the correction we are going through now is the 'first sell off' on the way to a larger bubble phase, that is my suspicion, although only time will tell. Regardless Silvers return over 10 years to the peak ($5 to $50) was nothing compared to bitcoins rise in only the last 12 months. The rise in Silver is far from comparable in magnitude to bitcoins price increase.
You still have the early adopters and the "greater fools" though. Thats when the lines form outside the bullion stores with speculators. I remember them.
beeteecee said:Are you aware we are a planet floating in a sea of precious metals and every other substance, and that space exploration is at an all time high? Personally I wouldn't want to be holding gold in 50 years, let alone 100.
Certainly I can understand that, but the limiting factor there is going to be hardware. I get what you're implying of course, but as someone all-in on btc, I can tell you that the alt-coins are not a bother and they're actually complimentary & beneficial. Maybe a governmentcoin will come along, I can't deny. The issue is that metalzzz, and now you, empirically stated that their gold will be worth something in 100 years and on. Depends what "something" is.leo25 said:Are you aware there is an infinite amount of electricity, and therefore infinite amount of 0 & 1 that can be used to create infinite amount of digital currencies.
Yes bitcoin his hard to hack and hard to produce. But Gold is a trillion+ times harder to create and the probability of a gold meteor falling here is not even worth calculating.
So you can be guaranteed gold will still hold its value in 100, 1000, or 1 million years. Unless stars start exploding all around us and showers the earth with gold, but if that happens the value of gold will be the least of your worries![]()
Bullion Baron said:Once Gold/Silver go from a few cents value to $1000 in the space of a few years (or equivalent from current prices) then I'd be wary the early adopters are probably stepping out as millionaires and dumping the metal on suckers tooLoad of Bullion said:How do you feel about the "early adopters" in regards to gold and silver. Is it really any different to Bitcoin in regards to early adopters?.![]()
metalzzz said:"Depends what "something" is."
Is something better than nothing?
As production soared, prices plummeted. In the mid-1800s, the first aluminum ingots on the market went for $550 per pound. Fifty years later, not even adjusting for inflation, it cost 25 cents for the same amount.
Midnight Man said:Bullion Baron said:Once Gold/Silver go from a few cents value to $1000 in the space of a few years (or equivalent from current prices) then I'd be wary the early adopters are probably stepping out as millionaires and dumping the metal on suckers tooLoad of Bullion said:How do you feel about the "early adopters" in regards to gold and silver. Is it really any different to Bitcoin in regards to early adopters?.![]()
Cat among the pigeons time... gold on 14th August 1971 was $35.00/oz. Or, 3500 cents. Nine years later it was worth $850, to be sure, that's shy of your $1000, but it's close.
Things that make you go "Hmmmm..."?![]()
beeteecee said:People put their aluminium in vaults too, how did that work out for them? I hope they didn't tell everyone their aluminium would be worth something in a million years, eh.
metalzzz said:Bitcoin started at 1c - 2c and now it's at $1200
If you want to compare bottoms to tops, bitcoin is light years ahead
Sorry bro
Do you suppose aluminiumbugs thought that more aluminium couldn't be easily mined at the time?leo25 said:So over time more Aluminium could be mined and thus the value can drop, where as more Gold cannot be easely mined.