BITCOIN vs GOLD
A quick comparison โ and why Iโm investing in Bitcoin.
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๐Bitcoin: A strict supply cap of 21 million coins ever to be issued. The last Bitcoin is predicted to be mined around 2140.
๐Gold: Limited but not fixed. New mines increase supply output gradually. But it is still a rare resource.
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๐Bitcoin: Historically much higher volatility but has shown signs of maturing. Returns (%) are diminishing but also are the drawdowns.
๐Gold: Much lower volatility and is considered a risk-off asset.
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๐Bitcoin: Rapidly improving institutional access (spot ETFs, wrappers, futures etc). Trading is also accessible and 24/7โฆ but in terms of liquidity, itโs not at the same level as Gold on an institutional level. Gold is far deeper at the sovereign scale, but Bitcoin already rivals many large asset classes in daily liquidity.
๐Gold: Deep, liquid markets (OTC bullion, futures, large central bank holdings) and a long history as a reserve asset. Itโs easy to buy gold as an online and physical investment.
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๐Bitcoin: Primarily a financial/monetary asset so far. Things that drive demand are store of value holders, speculation, payments, censorship resistance, and network/technology adoption. Policy and regulation are helping too.
๐Gold: Jewellery, tech industry (gold is used in some electronics), trading, store of value holders and central-bank reserves drive demand.
๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ญ (๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐)
๐Bitcoin: The network is cryptographic, so itโs inherently designed to be extremely difficult and costly to manipulate/hack. Not that it's impossible, just very difficult. The easiest way to steal someoneโs bitcoin is to steal their private key through scams or social engineering.
๐Gold: Physical storage is well-established but come with extra costs and risk. Holding some at home provides thieves with a wonderful payday.
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๐Bitcoin: Sitting at around 2 trillion dollars.
๐Gold: Sitting at around 22 trillion dollars.
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Bitcoin and Gold are forever compared because their use overlaps: as a store of value. That is why some call Bitcoin โdigital goldโ. Gold is a well-established asset, whereas Bitcoin is an emerging technology with potential for future growth. If Bitcoin were to catch up with Goldโs market cap today, Bitcoin would be theoretically priced around 1 million dollars.
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There are great reasons to invest in Gold, so this is by no means a Gold-bashing post. However, as a wealth-generating investor (as opposed to a wealth-maintaining one), I look for faster horses that can provide higher returns. Bitcoin has a lower market cap, has increasing adoption, is a functioning & secure project, has a capped supply (which pushes the price up further against our ever-diluting fiat) and continues to gather interest from intentions, governments and companies across the globe.
๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐
Bitcoin = higher upside/risk; Gold = lower upside/risk
$BTC$GOLD
These are my thoughts, but what do you think? Is the potential upside of Bitcoin too risky? Are there factors that I've missed out?... Show More
Like I said in the post above... There are great reasons to invest in Gold, so this is by no means a Gold-bashing post. I might invest in Gold in the future, but for now, as a store of value, Bitcoin appears to offer faster and/or higher gains. ... Show More
L'or est une monnaie depuis la nuit des temps et ne dรฉpend d'aucune source d'รฉnergie pour รชtre รฉchangรฉ. La demande d'or restera toujours supรฉrieure ร l'offre. Si l'or n'existait pas toi et BTC n'existeraient pas ๐ฑ๐ฝ... Show More Translate
Great comparison. I donโt hold $BTC anymore โ I closed my position recently with a +426% gain. I still keep $GOLD in my portfolio since it plays a different, more stable role for me.
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