[2015-03-18] Forbes: Bitcoin And Gold: When Worlds Collide

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Bitcoin And Gold: When Worlds Collide

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellingenheld/2015/03/18/bitcoin-and-gold-when-worlds-collide/

One of the only similarities between digital currencies and gold is that they largely function outside the banking system. The lack of real alternatives for depositing excess savings is what props up the current banking system in the first place.