the thread is a bit old and your a newbie when you ask this but now you are still a newbie  ?  i hope you already learned a lot if what is bitcoin and if what its difference versus other offline currencies  but id still like to give my own answer here  .  obviously , bitcoin has a more market value as when compare to offline currencies but that is if we compare them today  , but before when the first day bitcoin came out , its value is only cents or less than that so we can say that fiat has a more value  .    bitcoin is offline which makes him a unique currency , it has advantage and disadvantage so its up to you if you will accept it or continue using offline currencies  .