[dmichulke]

Gold maybe.

But gold is not a currency either, so hmmm.

In all earnest, I wonder when the mainstream will realize that in a digital world the store of value and a currency can be different because they are easily interchangeable.

Just like bonds or gold for long term investment (store of value) and dollar (currency).

[petre]

Good luck transporting and securing larger quantities of gold and also exchanging it for money. One basically has to declare any quantity in excess of six ounces / 170 grams of gold because it exceeds 10k US dollars / euros.

[chii]

what's wrong with declaring? It's not like it'd be taken from you...unless you illegitimately obtained it.

[faffe]

It can via tax...

[McScroogy]

If there is a wealth tax, as is being discussed in many places, it could be taken from you.

[iso1631]

If you carry your bitcoin wallet with you do you need to declare that?

[baq]

paper gold trades like a currency, bitcoin trades like a commodity.

gold - the real thing - i guess you should have some, but this is more like insurance than asset, don't ever sell unless the world is ending stuff.