Bitcoin as a Store of Value

Gold has served as a store of value for thousands of years. People buy gold not because they plan to spend it at the grocery store, but because they trust that it will hold or increase its purchasing power over long periods. Bitcoin is increasingly being used in the same way. With a fixed supply of 21 million coins that can never be increased, Bitcoin shares gold's fundamental property: scarcity. But Bitcoin adds features gold cannot match — it is perfectly divisible, instantly transferable anywhere in the world, and easy to verify.