Bitcoin’s 90-day correlation with gold hits nine-year high
BTC's 90-day correlation with gold has reached a multi-year high as the US Treasury’s QE Lite announcement reunited debasement traders.
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Boomer gold outperformed digital rival BTC by 70% over the past year
A dollar saved in gold a year ago is worth $1.28 today, while the same dollar saved in BTC is worth just $0.55.
Bitcoin outperforms gold as Iran war shakes ‘safe-haven’ trade
Since Donald Trump joined Israel’s war with Iran on February 28, BTC has rallied 8% while gold has fallen 18%.
Bitcoin outperforms gold and oil in first days of US-Iran war
Curiously, BTC has demonstrated relative strength among trillion-dollar assets since the onset of the Iran war.
CHART: Gold gained twice the market cap of BTC in three days
A 72-hour rally in gold this week added twice as much value to the precious metal than the entire market capitalization of BTC.
If BTC was really a rival to gold, it would be at $278K
BTC has lagged far behind gold over the past year. By one calculation, BTC is 68% lower than it should be.
Gold hits all-time high, leaves bitcoin behind in 2025 rally
Amid a historic rally in gold over the last 12 months, BTC investors are losing confidence in it becoming digital gold.
Gold outperforming bitcoin by 2X in 2025
Despite an 11X larger market capitalization, gold has rallied 32% versus BTC's far more modest 16% so far this year.
CHART: Trump’s second term has been better for gold than bitcoin
Despite Donald Trump's embrace of "digital gold," BTC, actual gold has outperformed it so far in his second term.
Gold has outperformed bitcoin by nearly 40% this year
A year-to-date chart of gold versus BTC shows outperformance of the traditional safe haven asset amid geopolitical uncertainty.