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That is true, and this should really factor in the decline of gold in the future, but this does not help Bitcoin against it's e-coins rivals.

And isn't Bitcoin hackable in a near-ish future with quantum computing?

Yes, in it’s current state it most certainly is. Though as I recall there are already proposed updates to address this threat.

> quantum computing?

I have been hearing that for last 15 years.