> Transaction metadata is public So I can verify the transaction > Transactions are irreversible. I can be sure the transaction is final > You have no FDIC

> Transaction metadata is public So I can verify the transaction > Transactions are irreversible. I can be sure the transaction is final > You have no FDIC protection of your savings I can be sure that no currency can be created out of thin air. I still have the option to buy third-party insurance > Volatility, volatility, volatility Better than artificial stability that hides risk > Oh and now I guess if you really want to hold on to your bitcoins you have to keep them in "deep cold storage," whatever that means Ownership of the private key(s) is equivalent to ownership of the funds. > Bitcoin is the technology equivalent of the emperor's new clothes. Either that or http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnderdogsNeverLose http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnderdogsNeverLos... ;-)