I like Bitcoin. I just like gold more. But you're right, politicians can't manipulate bitcoin, which is a huge upside. If bitcoin or cryptocurrencies could be backed by gold, I'd be more convinced. Perhaps there are people working on this application as we speak. One company that I know that is trying to combine the block-chain technology and gold is goldmoney.com formerly bitgold.com. I'm very impressed with their product. You should check them out.