Following are unique functions and properties of money vs. currency, that differentiates between gold, paper and Bitcoin. Note: Remember that both paper currency like US Dollar and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are fiat currencies backed by nothing. 1.12 1.11 1.10 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 FUNCTIONS & PROPERTIES GOLD BITCOIN PAPER Medium Of Exchange ✔ ✔ ✔ Unit Of Account ✔ ✖ ✔ Durable ✔ ✔ ✔ Fungible ✔ ✔ ✔ Portable ✔ ✔ ✔ Divisible ✔ ✔ ✔ Tangible ✔ ✖ ✔ Intrinsic Value* ✔ ✖ ✖ Store Of Value* ✔ ✖ ✖