Are Bitcoins The New Gold?

For more than four years, gold and Bitcoin prices moved in the same direction  north -- though Bitcoins followed a rather erratic pattern. But in the last twelve months, the two investment vehicles parted paths. Gold moved south, with SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) losing close to 25 percent of its value. Bitcoins moved north, especially in the last three weeks, during which time they tripled in value.