29 trillionths of a gram from a machine that cost $4.5 billion dollars. Sounds like quantum computing is a bigger risk to bitcoin than slamming particles together is for gold.

It might make sense just to get some gold in case it catches on. If enough people think the same way, that becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Once it gets bootstrapped, there are so many applications if you could effortlessly pay with shiny bars as easily as dropping coins in a vending machine.