>If you need to buy something with Bitcoin, you can do it right away. With a brick of gold — not so much. In the UK, my local high street jewelers will trade m

>If you need to buy something with Bitcoin, you can do it right away. With a brick of gold — not so much. In the UK, my local high street jewelers will trade my gold same day. At the moment I can't even buy bitcoins, let alone sell them.