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Unlike bitcoin, however, they have the trust of most people on the planet. They can trade hands without electricity and connectivity. And people understand them, how they work as a proxy for value, and while they certainly have their drawbacks, they are mostly stable in value.

Bitcoin has plenty of uses that gold and silver can't touch. But that doesn't make it a precious metal by any stretch.




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