Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this week, the Winklevoss brothers introduced Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy to</span> <a href="http://coindesk.com/price/bitcoin"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">bitcoin</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the notable parts of the recap video was a discussion of how Elon Musk was set to destroy the value of gold on Earth by mining gold from asteroids. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While much meme fun was had, on this week’s Long Reads Sunday NLW has chosen a selection that looks at how fiat beat out gold and how gold beat out silver to provide some – ahem – more immediately relevant lessons on how to explain the benefits of bitcoin. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read:</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><a href= "https://medium.com/@festina_lente_2/projection-and-throwness-8152b0e4b33f"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Projection and Throwness</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Part III — Bitcoin’s 10x Advantage Over Gold Might Not Lie Where You Think</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By David Lawant </span></p>