Economist Paul Krugman says that the exploitation of Bitcoin uses a lot of electrical energy, but the largest codified currency is worth more than gold
Gold at $1200/ounce. That way Bitcoin $1500 is not bad and more than gold.
I think otherwise, that bitcoin can dig quickly and earn more than gold. The price is a bit more than gold as you said. And the percentage collected from BTC is much higher than gold, by high-end digital machines, in the future
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