It seems Bitcoin has a Chinese government problem. No matter how you look at margin trading, the fact that China's government can at any time step in and shot down an entire section of your favorite Bitcoin exchanges is not good news.
Silver has had its own problems but is coming to the end of a long downtrend. A downtrend that should never have existed. SIlver prices have fallen while Fiat inflation has skyrocketed, yes that is as backwards as it sounds and it is due to Banks printing money then shorting silver in the paper markets with as much money as they feel like printing.