In what ways do the historical narratives and cultural perceptions surrounding gold as a traditional store of value intersect with the emerging narrative and evolving cultural perception of Bitcoin as a digital store of value, and how might these intersections shape the future landscape of global wealth preservation?
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Bitcoin is a digital decentralized currency, a means of payments and also a unit of store of value, a profitable investment and a decentralized asset, while gold is only a physical and tradition centralized asset, gold is scarce while bitcoin is not, gold appears in abundance supply yet not circulating while bitcoin has a limited supply, increasing in value and remain in circulation for use.
The similarity between gold and Bitcoin is that they're both valuable assets, while their major difference is that gold is scarce while Bitcoin is not, also gold is centralized while Bitcoin is decentralized, finally gold is physical and can be used to produce jewelries while Bitcoin is only in digital. So aside from the facts of their similarities that people have accepted both as valuable investments and their values will not diminish and they can be traded for valuables like fiat, they have so much more that sets them apart as mentioned above.