If a persons wealth is in dollars or US banks or financial institutions, all the wealth may be gone by the end of 2014, either by the Obama hyperinflation that is starting or by confiscation by the ‘government’.
Bitcoin may be a virtual currency but the dollar now is a virtual nothing.
TWB
“Bitcoin may be a virtual currency but the dollar now is a virtual nothing.”
It seems to me that BTC and precious metals are a decent hedge play. Mix and match as desired. :-)