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Commerce · March 15, 2021

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Comparison of Bitcoin, USD, Gold and Silver as a Store of Time

Comparison of Bitcoin, Local Currency, USD, Gold and Silver as a Store of Time.

Comparison of Bitcoin, USD, Gold and Silver as a Store of Time launched on March 15, 2021 with 12 votes, #1,475 of 3,696 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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Store of Time is a tool that compares Bitcoin, USD, gold, and silver as stores of value over time. Launched in 2021, it helps users analyze how these four assets perform against each other across different time periods. The product is designed for anyone interested in understanding relative value retention across traditional currencies, precious metals, and cryptocurrency. It provides a straightforward comparison framework without advocating for any particular asset class.

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Everyone trades time for money, which then can be given to another person to get something in return. But when money is stored in a fiat currency for the future use, it loses the purchasing power over time due to the currency inflation. If a currency lost 25% of its initial value, this means 25% loss of time and efforts spent to get that money. 1 day (8 hours) you worked and got paid for, today has a monetary value as if you worked 0.75 days (6 hours). On the other side, when money is stored in deflationary Bitcoin, and its purchasing power increased by 400%, this means getting 400% more value for the time traded in the past. 1 day (8 hours) you worked and got paid for, today has a monetary…from storeoftime.com

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