• DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
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    7 days ago

    Bitcoin, it’s a better hedge because a known amount will be added to the supply (good supply is notoriously lumpy. A good mine might open on the other side of the world and lower the gold price). lighter weight if leaving a war torn country. Not financial advice.

    • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      It’s also possible that people stop believing in the power of some arbitrary numbers and the shit obliterates itself.

      Not financial advice, but pretty solid theoretically.

      • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
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        7 days ago

        True. But often when you’re fleeing a war torn country you don’t have a lot of other options. Local currency is often outlawed or devalued. And if you only hold Bitcoin for the X weeks it takes to flee the country, the odds of it imploding in that time are pretty small. There’s more chance you’d lose the passphrase or lose the gold.