But again, barring some magical event that entices 98% of merchants to accept Bitcoin, why would you accept it versus gold, silver etc? You still need a middle

But again, barring some magical event that entices 98% of merchants to accept Bitcoin, why would you accept it versus gold, silver etc? You still need a middleman to broker the transaction to whatever the legal tender currency is, so why not just exchange shares of GLD or SLV online?