"Buy Gold" vs. "Buy Bitcoin" on Google Trends

http://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=buy+gold%2C+buy+bitcoin#q=buy%20gold%2C%20buy%20bitcoin&date=today%2012-m&cmpt=q

by a3voices • 13 years ago

12 8 13 years ago

Gnewt• 13 years ago

What was the event in April causing a spike in both searches?

spamizbad• 13 years ago

US government shutdown almost happened but was averted by last-minute stop-gap deal (which ultimately resulted in an partial government shutdown months later)

ISL• 13 years ago

Cypriot bank craziness, perhaps?

Bitcoin was in one of its bubbly phases at the time.

EGreg2• 13 years ago

US government shutdown scare. The debt ceiling crisis + government shutdown of October may have contributed to bitcoin's rise this time around. Another one looks to be coming up in January / February

Bootvis• 13 years ago

Down for me :( Quotum has been reached (not sure which quotum, I don't use Google Trends often). Can someone please post the chart?

wielebny• 13 years ago

http://lbiegaj.netshock.pl/_/screenshot-25-11-13-052041088.p...

rasmusbe• 13 years ago

Down for me too. Did HN just break Google?

EGreg2• 13 years ago

And of course Peter Schiff is predictably on one side of Bitcoin vs Gold ... take a guess which one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L7SOPDOvvI

"Buy Gold" vs. "Buy Bitcoin" on Google Trends

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