Bitcoin24h $77,184.81-1.17%

Ethereum24h $2,465.35-0.27%

BNB24h $713.05-0.76%

XRP24h $1.35-2.11%

Solana24h $99.75-1.44%

TRON24h $0.3385-0.37%

Hyperliquid24h $79.99-3.77%

Zcash24h $1,113.36-8.43%

Dogecoin24h $0.0838-1.66%

Monero24h $506.72-1.05%

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.

There are at least two proposals that could see the US government sell gold to buy BTC or BTC-denominated assets.

Although companies with a bitcoin treasury have outperformed in prior years, they have underperformed in 2025 against basic benchmarks.

Musk has decided to believe that Fort Knox hasn’t had its gold supply checked in decades, leading to speculation about a bitcoin reserve.