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Despite thousands of years of history and an 11X larger market capitalization, gold has returned double the performance of bitcoin (BTC) to its investors this year. Since January 1, gold has rallied 32% versus BTC’s far more modest 16%. Today’s gold price is also historic for another reason, namely that its price rally has reached exactly 100X since the US dollar abandoned the gold standard at $35 per ounce in 1971. One ounce of gold now costs $3,500. These numbers are somewhat disappointing for BTC promoters who advertised the asset as “digital gold.” For more than 4 years, Gold has been a far better asset to hold than Bitcoin. While the returns have been similar since 1Q21, Gold has had 1/4 the monthly vol and drawdowns, and a mere 14% correlation to stocks vs. Bitcoin's near 60%. pic.twitter.com/DKcV3BGcm3 — Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) June 13, 2025 In fact, depending on the exact time frame you choose, gold has outperformed BTC fo...

In what is a monumental development for the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin has officially retaken the $90k level, with BTC erupting for the second straight day. Yet, with the US stock market plummeting to start the week, all eyes are on why the leading crypto is up so much today. The development marks a significant moment for the financial markets. Specifically, it indicates that the digital asset class and Bitcoin have officially decoupled from Wall Street. This could have massive implications for the industry and its perspective as a safe haven asset amid a rather contentious economic outlook for the United States. JUST IN: Bitcoin reclaims $90,000 pic.twitter.com/WA2PhS1GkX — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 22, 2025 Also Read: If Bitcoin Reclaims Its All-Time High, Here’s What $1,500 Could Be Worth Bitcoin Retakes $90,000 Despite Stock Market Slump The last several weeks have been troubling for the US financial markets. That continued Monday, with US stocks erasing $1.5 trillion f...