[sadeshmukh]

Gold is similarly useless when it's heavy and hard to move. There is little chance of that, and Bitcoin offers advantages in ease of transfer, transparency of transactions, and lack of government interference.

[InfiniteTitan]

> Heavy and hard to move

This only applies to very large amounts of monetary value. $1m USD is currently under 24lb/10.7kg.

[latchkey]

Easy to detect if you want to "move" between countries. You wouldn't want to try to get that through an airport.

Bitcoin is just some words on paper (or in your head).