Gold vs. Bitcoin

For thousands of years, gold has been humanity’s benchmark for sound money. It’s scarce, durable, and has held its value while fiat currencies have come and gone. But in a world of instant communication and global commerce, is gold still the best option?
In this session, we’ll explore:

• Why both gold and Bitcoin share the core properties of sound money
• How gold has succeeded—and where it falls short in the modern age
• Why Bitcoin improves on gold with portability, divisibility, and digital-native security
• Lyn Alden’s perspective on why fiat currencies made sense in the telegraph era—and why Bitcoin changes the equation today

We’ll also preview our next session on Bitcoin Lightning, where we’ll get hands-on, help you set up a Lightning wallet, and even plan a future outing to Steak ’n Shake to buy burgers with Bitcoin.
This week is about the why. Next time, we’ll dive into the how.