Me too. It has been fascinating to watch. And I apologize for the mistake. Bitcoin is fetching nearly an ounce of gold, not silver. I just can't wrap my head around it.

I suppose the black market aspects of Bitcoin (silk road) would be useful, assuming you have a whole mess of cash that needed to be laundered, but still. You are putting a lot of trust into a system that is an obvious ponzi scheme that is backed by nothing at all. And should the lights go out permanently your investment is worth fuck all. That being said, I wouldn't own minding a few. Any hedge is a good hedge.