Bitcoin remains the safe-heaven asset

[Marykeller]

This Iran war with Israel/US is a clear indication that the Bitcoin price decreases and increases remain unpredictable. We can't continue to foresee any of its price movements because of any global occurrences like that war, that happens in the world. Times are really changing, for us to use war as a yardstick to determine the lead Bitcoin would follow, being the downside price movement. This time we saw an uptrend market movement,  leaving us with the convincing thought that Bitcoin remains a safe haven asset that someone can find

[KingsDen]

This post made me remember one bitcoin meme I saw, I don't know where to find it now.

In the meme, bitcoin dropped more than 50% and bitcoiners were crying.

After a while, bitcoin made +12% and everyone began to rejoice again.
Forgetting the 50% price drop.

Lol, that's the situation here. Op forgot that Bitcoin came from $120k.

[Pandorak]

The chart above shows the relationship between Bitcoin vs Gold since the US/Isreal vs Iran war started which had affected the global market with the energy sector the most affected.

Since the start of the war over over three weeks ago, bitcoin has gone up over 30% against Gold.

Why am I bringing this stats? this is simply to remind newbies and everyone who might have read many bitcoin slander articles  during the Gold bullish period early this year (2026) where it even got a new ATH at $5,000+ per ounce, when many haters or anti- bitcoiners accused bitcoin of not been a store of value, with haters like Peter Schiff even calling for dumping of bitcoin to invest into silver then.

Now look at the performance of Bitcoin amidst the world crisis? What more can a store of value offer.

Wars capable of triggering price volatility are not a recent phenomenon, they have been occurring for a long time. In fact, as we can see, Bitcoin has held its ground, any decline is likely just a normal reaction to the effects of the ongoing conflict. However, if we look back over time and compare it with current prices, we’ll certainly be surprised because Bitcoin has consistently managed to reach new all time highs in every cycle, the $126k price is the new all-time high achieved in the current cycle.

To be honest, compared to gold, i’d go so far as to say that Bitcoin is tens, even hundreds of times better, not that i dislike gold, as I also own physical gold. It’s just that when we’re talking about the long term, Bitcoin certainly looks more promising.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

The chart above shows the relationship between Bitcoin vs Gold since the US/Isreal vs Iran war started which had affected the global market with the energy sector the most affected.

Since the start of the war over over three weeks ago, bitcoin has gone up over 30% against Gold.

Comparing two big assets in very short term like weeks is very short sighted.

That’s right. It’s not the first thread I’ve seen on the subject. I mean, Bitcoin has performed worse than gold over the last five years, and we’re going to draw conclusions based on just one month?



Source.

Historically, if we look at the period since 2009, Bitcoin has performed much better than gold, but we must take trends into account, and above all what has happened in recent years, as the returns seen in Bitcoin’s early years are not likely to be repeated.

[JeffBrad12]

The key takeaway is that each asset perform differently and people who slander bitcoin not too long ago definitely have no idea what they are talking about.
Once all these chaos get settled, gold will return to its normal routine of being a stable asset that don't give too much profit while bitcoin will resume its cyclical bearish and bullish market like usual.
The reason gold can get this far is because people are afraid.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Now look at the performance of Bitcoin amidst the world crisis? What more can a store of value offer.


This thread isn’t about comparing bitcoin to any asset but stating clearly that bitcoin bearish moments shouldn’t be used to undermine its value and potential.

This means to me that bitcoin is attaining such a maturity that wars or global unrests doesn't seem to harm investors confidence in it. Many people expected it to dip more during the conflict but it performed better instead. it shows bitcoin is decoupling from reliance on global peace to perform well. As investors confidence grows, they would be trusting the safety of their funds in bitcoin regardless of economic and global situations.

Your comparison between bitcoin and gold in just this less than one month activity seems wrong to me, any other person could bring a short period where gold was outperforming sometime late last year and gold would seem dominant.
Comparison is better over some years of performance and if we go by the last four years or more, bitcoin is surely the better asset.

[Haunebu]

BTC and other popular crypto currencies have always been safe haven assets from a long time now and that isn't going to change anytime soon. You shouldn't just look at this short-term outlook and instead focus on the long-term big picture people.

With fees basically dust and transactions being superfast these days, there is no better time to invest in BTC and HODL.

[Outhue]

There is no better time to invest in Bitcoin than now, Bitcoin has proven itself to be better than any asset out there in the world, I know that. trump made money out of this Iran war, if not him differently I expect his family to know about the incoming war before it started, they must have positioned themselves, all this looks like a business.

It doesn't matter how the market plays out, those who choose to DCA all the time won't miss any coming opportunity, after this way is finally over I expect good recovery, but we can surely still go down for a while.

[davis196]

The chart above shows the relationship between Bitcoin vs Gold since the US/Isreal vs Iran war started which had affected the global market with the energy sector the most affected.

Since the start of the war over over three weeks ago, bitcoin has gone up over 30% against Gold.

Why am I bringing this stats? this is simply to remind newbies and everyone who might have read many bitcoin slander articles  during the Gold bullish period early this year (2026) where it even got a new ATH at $5,000+ per ounce, when many haters or anti- bitcoiners accused bitcoin of not been a store of value, with haters like Peter Schiff even calling for dumping of bitcoin to invest into silver then.

Now look at the performance of Bitcoin amidst the world crisis? What more can a store of value offer.

You are drawing conclusions about the nature of Bitcoin based on short-term price movements. The Bitcoin price is sitting around 70K USD and I don't see any spectacular bullish movements right now. OK, Bitcoin is stable during a war, but that doesn't mean that BTC is a "safe heaven" asset. Gold price went down a little bit, but that doesn't mean that gold had lost it's "safe heaven" status. OP, you should pay attention to the long term price trends, not a bunch of up and down temporary price movements. And yes, the FUD against Bitcoin will never stop, no matter what. Haters like Peter Schiff gonna hate, even if the BTC price hits 200K.

[Silikiem]

In fact if a beginner wants to analysis the dynamics of Bitcoin price they should pay attention to the performance of Bitcoin price during the global recession. The price of gold is falling due to the war in the Middle East and the price of oil is increasing worldwide due to the shortage of oil supply. But surprisingly Bitcoin investors are still observing a stable attitude because if they had shown instability, the price of Bitcoin would have fallen further but on the contrary the price is increasing and this process will surely accelerate in the future. This war is unlikely to be very long term so if there is any possibility of a ceasefire the price of Bitcoin will definitely pump.

Sorry to say this, bitcoin’s never been a stable coin. If there’s one word to describe bitcoin then it should be just volatility. Bitcoin is a highly volatile asset and the price isn’t stable as it fluctuates at almost every seconds. For sure bitcoin have the potential to pump its price and hit different level of all time highs and as we all know, not just wars that is responsible for the price of bitcoin as there are so many other unknown factors which affects the price of bitcoin. Despite the fact that bitcoin is unstable it still remains the most valuable asset because one thing is for sure that the price of bitcoin will continue to go up and set new all time highs even though it goes down at some point in time.

[AprilioMP]

This thread isn’t about comparing bitcoin to any asset but stating clearly that bitcoin bearish moments shouldn’t be used to undermine its value and potential.

Oh, and it shouldn’t be used to downplay its value and potential. Only those who are uninformed do that out of ignorance.
Price drops and increases are part of normal market activity because the law of supply and demand still applies. In fact, when the war broke out, the Bitcoin market seemed unaffected as long as the price remained below $80,000. A price below $80,000 is actually normal after having stayed at $100,000 for so long.

[nemesis_incarnate]

This thread isn’t about comparing bitcoin to any asset but stating clearly that bitcoin bearish moments shouldn’t be used to undermine its value and potential.

Oh, and it shouldn’t be used to downplay its value and potential. Only those who are uninformed do that out of ignorance.
Price drops and increases are part of normal market activity because the law of supply and demand still applies. In fact, when the war broke out, the Bitcoin market seemed unaffected as long as the price remained below $80,000. A price below $80,000 is actually normal after having stayed at $100,000 for so long.

If anything, it's just another opportunity that we can take during the cycle. We may, or we may not - the choice is ours.

[fuguebtc]

This post made me remember one bitcoin meme I saw, I don't know where to find it now.

In the meme, bitcoin dropped more than 50% and bitcoiners were crying.

After a while, bitcoin made +12% and everyone began to rejoice again.
Forgetting the 50% price drop.

Lol, that's the situation here. Op forgot that Bitcoin came from $120k.

If I remember correctly, Bitcoin was trading at around $65k before the war broke out (2/28). Currently, Bitcoin is trading at around $69k, up about 7% over the past three weeks. But looking at the bigger picture, the bitcoin is still 45% lower than its peak

This suggests that those celebrating this are being driven more by emotion than reason. Many people are getting caught up in short term fluctuations and forgetting what the bigger picture looks like.

[SamReomo]

Surely Bitcoin is a great asset for investors and it's the best payment system for the ones who want to stay away from the traps of the centralized system but the growth on downward it has seen happened because of cycle and not because of war. There's chance that Bitcoin might see more dips as that happens in crypto market from time to time but surely in end it'll always give good returns to investors.

[TedMosby]

It's interesting to see in the context of macro, but the timeframe is really short. Also, I think we are just at the beginning of a bigger global crisis. In the longer timeframe, Bitcoin and gold still balance in performance, both outperforming each other at certain times.

Here, BITCOIN/GOLD chart from 2020 to 2026.



Also, Bitcoin increasing 30% vs gold could mean it's just speculation. The demand for risk-on assets is high, considering the potential war between Iran and the US (whose president is a crypto figure). Maybe some people (or insiders) know that the war will not happen, and are waiting for a statement to be presented to the public that will make BTC fly higher.

Bitcoin and gold are not to be compared. Both complement each other. For me, I would rather have both gold and BTC in my portfolio. Gold can prevent the portfolio value from falling significantly during a crisis caused by BTC, and BTC can give me the potential for bigger growth when gold is just stagnant.

CMIIW.

[AmaGold70]

Bitcoin is indeed a store of value, since the creation of bitcoin since 2009 till date, bitcoin has not failed in it's strength or fail to reward investors who are actually patient with their investment. Before now, there have been even several argument between bitcoin and gold, though the two assets are good store of value but analysis has shown that Bitcoin is excellently doing well.
If really you want to invest in asset that has store of value, do well to consider investing in bitcoin. Bitcoin has delivered astonishing profit right from the beginning topping any other asset in return of investment and is still showing no sign of going back.
Even though bitcoin has been facing criticism from haters, that doesn't prevent it from doing well. Some persons were thinking the war between Israel and Iran is going to impact on the price of Bitcoin negatively, instead Bitcoin is still showing strength even in the mist of war.

[Chibit01]

Surely Bitcoin is a great asset for investors and it's the best payment system for the ones who want to stay away from the traps of the centralized system but the growth on downward it has seen happened because of cycle and not because of war. There's chance that Bitcoin might see more dips as that happens in crypto market from time to time but surely in end it'll always give good returns to investors.

The growth and the fall could be because of market circle but I we can't completely take the war off it, as we all know war also have the kind of effect it send to the market due to how people can be pressured and they sell out of fear. In terms of also comparing Bitcoin price movement with other earth rare assets like gold, silver etc, I just got enlightened over how war could easily affect those asset since they are not resistant to explosives they could easily be destroyed when hit with one.

[dezoel]

The difference is that, bitcoin was already down from its peak before the war started, whereas gold had a drop now. Not saying that bitcoin isn't a safe haven product, of course it is, just saying this is bigger than normal, normally it should be less than this.

I understand things may not be that easy to fix, and takes time for bitcoin to react, but we are not going down when we were expected to because of the war as well. These are all things that matter a lot and should be something that we need to consider as a possibility.

[dansus021]

First of all I had no Idea that there is a pair Bitcoin with Gold is this new or CFD contract.

When Israel hit Iran at the first time Bitcoin actually dumped but when Iran strikes back Bitcoin start to go up and it went up after they strikes US base in another middle east country like UAE and others. I don't know the real reason why but after it stock gold and bitcoin had correction and only OIL went up.

One of the reason bitcoin went up maybe some people just simply buying it went transferring into another bank can take days before arrived in offshore account.

[free-bit.co.in]

 but stating clearly that bitcoin bearish moments shouldn’t be used to undermine its value and potential.

Those who take advantage bitcoin bearish moments to devalue it and deny its potential are usually ignorant, or simply jealous of it. However, as bitcoin investor, we should not exaggerate or be overly biased towards bitcoin.
We cannot hastily conclude that bitcoin is a safe haven, and better than gold, based solely on the events of a war. Furthermore, remember that the war is not over and thing can reverse very quickly as the situation escalates. There is no guarantee that Bitcoin will maintain its performance or keep rising strongly if the war escalates.

If you check the market, you will see that Bitcoin has dropped to $66k, the same price as before the war broke out. So, It is too early to conclude that Bitcoin is already a safe haven.

Bitcoin has the potential to become a safe haven, but it is clear that it hasn't achieved that at this stage.