Bitcoins are widely called “digital gold,” so it's fitting that many crypto fans like their physical gold, too. Several companies have sprung up in the last two years to serve this bitcoins-to-gold market. Why buy gold? Some choose it as a savings instrument, others a trading commodity, and still others as a fiat-free hedge against crypto volatility. Whatever your purpose, the following five companies may pop up onto your radar: Serica This San Francisco-based company was rebranded this year from the name DigitalTangible. They've been called a “trailblazer in the gold-bitcoin space” for launching the first online gold/bitcoin trading platform …

More and more business are beginning to love Bitcoin. The digital currency has gained a lot of popularity in the last year, and it's not just being accepted by companies, but also by the general public and small businesses. Bitcoin features incredibly low fees and commissions, so rather than deal with centralized entities, exchanging bitcoins is a lot cheaper because it is peer to peer, bypassing the hefty fees imposed by credit card companies and banks. Here are some more businesses that have either embraced cryptocurrency or are looking into the possibility of adopting it sometime in the near future. …