gold

Why Bitcoin Is Better Than Any Other Commodity Why would someone looking for an alternative to government-issued currency not buy gold instead? There are a few reasons. First, gold isn't very fungible -- that is, it isn't easy to use as a replacement for cash in order to buy goods or...

The necessity of a symbolic means of transferring value, or currency, has long been a feature of our human existence. From early gold coins to the existing fiat currency paradigm, our interactions have been characterized by the exchange of currencies for goods and services for centuries...