[Fun time again] Bitcoin or Gold?

[Oshosondy]

I know most of us will know which asset between the two will first attain 2x, but let us just have the fun.

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

The question is very similar.

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

[bitmover]

I know most of us will know which asset between the two will first attain 2x, but let us just have the fun.

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

The question is very similar.

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

One of the best moves I did was to convert a small part of my BTC holdings to tokenized gold in the last bull run. I bought some Tether Gold and Paxos Gold.

I think tokenized assets might be the future.

Back to topic: As gold already performed very well in the last 24 months, I believe bitcoin will probably perform better mid term.

[bangjoe]

I know most of us will know which asset between the two will first attain 2x, but let us just have the fun.

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

The question is very similar.

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

If it is calculated more simply then bitcoin is more likely to reach 2x than gold because that amount of money certainly will not be easy to achieve, I believe bitcoin will reach $150,000 before gold reaches $9000, in any case it is very difficult to double the capitalization that is already very large.
 
So it is clear that the highest ROI will get bitcoin, because with a small capitalization and continued adoption is the key to bitcoin's victory in this case.

[Rgram]

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

I have hardly given much studies to gold. Not because I don’t find it to be a good asset for investment but, I rarely try to consider it at all.

I’ve always being more focused on other aspects to my life as well as Bitcoin. Gold is more stable than Bitcoin and it isn’t as scare as Bitcoin too. Bitcoin remains the most volatile and scare between the two and it mostly runs within a cycle.

If any of these 2 were to race to 2x, I’ll always go with Bitcoin.

[Alpha Marine]

When it comes to performance, Bitcoin has inarguably outperformed gold for most of the time. If you look at their year-on-year increase, you'll see that Bitcoin performs better almost every year. 15 years ago, Gold was worth about $1500, today it is around $4500. While Bitcoin, 15 years ago, started the year at $5, and now it's at $76k. So it's safe to say there is a very good chance Bitcoin does a 2x before gold. It might even do 3x before gold does a 2x.

The bigger the market cap, the relatively slower it moves. Bitcoin is still relatively in its early years. It's easier to double a $2 trillion market cap than it is to double a $30 trillion market cap. I believe Bitcoin will get to the level of gold someday in terms of market cap. We may not be here to witness it, but when that time comes, Bitcoin will still move as slowly as gold does now.
If gold drops my 5% today, it would lose an equivalent of the total bitcoin market cap. This shows the difference in sizes, so it's normal for a bigger one to move more slowly.

When it comes to a better store of value, I think gold is the better store of value because it has been here forever, and it has more backing than Bitcoin to be a reserve asset. It is also relatively less volatile, but for performance, Bitcoin performs better.

[red4slash]

I actually don't really care which one reaches the target first here but the choice will remain the same as before where bitcoin has always been my first choice.

It is undeniable that in the end gold will provide a slightly smaller risk than bitcoin but to diversify I do not feel this needs to be done for now so the choice only remains to bitcoin nothing else.

Both have the same aspect of storing value but I still feel confident in what I am doing in bitcoin even though the risk is quite large especially now that we are still not completely over in the bearish period which sometimes gives panic to some people especially for beginners but for me personally at this time I still believe in bitcoin and that is the path that I think is right to continue buying bitcoin as long as I can afford it.

[Italian Panic]

Bitcoin has risen by 700% between 2021 and 2025; today it has corrected because that’s how its bull market works. Bitcoin is a perfect mathematical machine, beyond human control, and above all, it has a finite supply.
Gold is scarce, but there is still plenty of it to be found, vast quantities on the seabed and in asteroids or other planets. It has doubled in value over the last year, but not everyone remembers that it remained flat for 20 years.

[letteredhub]

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

I have hardly given much studies to gold. Not because I don’t find it to be a good asset for investment but, I rarely try to consider it at all.

I’ve always being more focused on other aspects to my life as well as Bitcoin. Gold is more stable than Bitcoin and it isn’t as scare as Bitcoin too. Bitcoin remains the most volatile and scare between the two and it mostly runs within a cycle.

If any of these 2 were to race to 2x, I’ll always go with Bitcoin.

Most times when it comes to the gold and bitcoin comparison in growth and performance discussion, I often deliberately shy away from getting into it. With the few years bitcoin has being in existence it has performance excellently with it's price growth, though some may argue that it's performance it's due to it's limited supply, but there are other coins with capped supply what has their performance been?!
Well, gold has gained much attraction these past months with it's strong peak especially around 2025. But when I compare their years of existence respectively I conclude that there both in different race and bitcoin is done far reacher in performance in the last decade

[knowngunman]

It's obvious but for the sake of fun, let have it.

Bitcoin already make it a habit to move between 50% and above regularly in a year and this make it easy for it to hit that price before Gold make it. Gold is considered to have a strong year when it moves between 20-30% but on a norms it mostly moves around 5-15%. With its regular sluggish movement, jumping from current price to 9k would require a lot of circumstances.

Gold is the best option if you're to store your value. It preserve wealth because of it lower volatility but it also gives you lower return. If you talk about investment, then bitcoin should be your choice. It's highly volatile but it offers you higher return. It doesn't only preserve wealth, it creates it.

[tabas]

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

We don't know which one will go first and it doesn't matter for me because I am more focused with Bitcoin. Regardless of which one will go first, that's historical to see both reaches those market caps.

The question is very similar.

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

This is no brainer, you're talking about bitcoin as the one who's giving more ROI but the risk is higher as well.

[Realwhot]

Getting to $150k is more achievable than gold getting to $9k. Gold is an established asset which has slower growth, while Bitcoin still acts like it's an emerging asset, with many more uptrend and volatility. The increase from ~$100k to $150k for BTC is a mere 50% hike that Bitcoin has experienced so many times in its past. The whole global economy would likely be in a crisis to see gold reach $9k levels because it's the instability of national economies that drives the gold price as an asset

[Bluedrem]

I think the answer to this question will be different generation wise.
Most of those born before the 80s would probably choose gold especially since they are not connected to this forum and do not know much about Bitcoin.
However, most of those born in the 90s or later would prefer Bitcoin because most of them are tech savvy and this generation knows very well that technological advancements are not just a myth but a reality. Since I was born in the early 20th century, I have been able to understand the importance of technology and Bitcoin in the future economy, which is why I prefer Bitcoin over physical gold as a hedge for wealth protection and one of the digital golds.

[Zaguru12]

I think the answer to this question will be different generation wise.
Most of those born before the 80s would probably choose gold especially since they are not connected to this forum and do not know much about Bitcoin.
However, most of those born in the 90s or later would prefer Bitcoin because most of them are tech savvy and this generation knows very well that technological advancements are not just a myth but a reality. Since I was born in the early 20th century, I have been able to understand the importance of technology and Bitcoin in the future economy, which is why I prefer Bitcoin over physical gold as a hedge for wealth protection and one of the digital golds.

You definitely didn’t get the question or didn’t understand the entire three you answer is simply base on the Subject of the thread which was actually a bait,

The real question is which of this coins will first do a 2x that’s bitcoin getting to $150k and Gold getting to $9k.

The answer is actually clear from the market cap because from the market cap of both currencies where Gold is having 21x market cap than bitcoin it is clear that bitcoin can easily be flipped to 2x faster than Gold and that’s why the volatility of bitcoin is much higher than that of Gold,

[snowpega]

I know most of us will know which asset between the two will first attain 2x, but let us just have the fun.

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

The question is very similar.

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

Haha, I am surprised to see the result of the poll, like every 9 members voted for Bitcoin, and literally no one voted for gold.
Undoubtedly, both assets are safe if we are considering any of them for future benefit. But the condition you created then is very obvious that Bitcoin will return maximum profit in the short term, as compared to Gold. The reason why is that because current market capitalization of gold is much higher than that of bitcoin, which is why I think it is more better to invest in bitcoin rather than investing in gold for maximum profit. More especially if we look at the coming years. Believe me, 3 trillion market capitalization is nothing for now, and the way the adoption of Bitcoin is increasing, it will double in the near future very easily. What do you think?

[EluguHcman]

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

Like you said, both the Bitcoin and gold have the same properties as assets potentially hedging against and with how far Bitcoin had proven its values is why many calls it digital gold.

If we have to consider which of the assets that will grow double quickly in time, it should be Bitcoin and that is also how highly volatile it is when compared with gold and with how the Bitcoin adoption is increasing is how it has also gathered that impressive market cap of nearly $2 trillion just within the 16 years it has existed.

Gold is being supported by the government while regulations barriers causes setback to the Bitcoin adoption since Bitcoin is resisting regulations.

And from the gold and Bitcoin market experience, Bitcoin will achieve more than X2 considering the 4 years cycle where the market will get on a sustainable long run bullishness which is to come barely in 2029 according to historical performance.
Gold is very less volatile and for that I doubt if it could rocket that quickly to see price at X2 before in the next 3 years according to my Speculation for Bitcoin.

[slapper]

Bitcoin of course reaches 2x first. It was around $5600 when it was introduced in January and is holding at about $4500. That's some serious drama for gold. Bitcoin went from $126k to $77k seven months. We are all perfectly OK with that, it seems.

In terms of the amount of money needed, Bitcoin at $1.57 trillion doubling to $3T is completely different than gold doubling a $31 trillion base. This isn't even the same sport! The gold doubling is the act of getting the whole world to re-price something that has been priced for thousands of years.

You're comparing the geological and the internet time. Both store value. One stores patience. The other stores faith.

Which do you have more of in reality?

[Swordsoffreedom]

Bitcoin has risen by 700% between 2021 and 2025;

Bitcoin’s ATH in 2021 was around $69k. That means that from the peak of the previous cycle to the peak of this cycle, Bitcoin has only increased by about 80%.

This shows that profit you make will depend on your entry price.

today it has corrected because that’s how its bull market works. Bitcoin is a perfect mathematical machine, beyond human control, and above all, it has a finite supply.

Bitcoin is beyond human control. It depend on supply and demand, cash flow, macroeconomic and geopolitical factor, as well as investor sentiment. And all of those factors are under the government's control.

Gold is scarce, but there is still plenty of it to be found, vast quantities on the seabed and in asteroids or other planets. It has doubled in value over the last year, but not everyone remembers that it remained flat for 20 years.

The value of an asset is determined by both supply and demand, not just supply alone. Gold is in huge demand globally, and no other asset class has a demand that surpasses it.

In reality, gold is not an attractive investment. It is primarily used as a hedge against inflation, a safer haven.

[Callido]

The question is very similar.

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

I think Bitcoin will first go 2X before Gold. Bitcoin last ATH is $126K, see how easy it is for Bitcoin to recover and make another ATH. Gold has done pretty well within this period, but i'm speculating that Bitcoin price movement is more volatile than Gold movements.

I prefer investing in Bitcoin than Gold, i strongly recommend Bitcoin as a preferable option.

[Charles-Tim]

Haha, I am surprised to see the result of the poll, like every 9 members voted for Bitcoin, and literally no one voted for gold.

This should not be a surprise because bitcoin marketcap is lower than gold marketcap while bitcoin adoption continues as usual. It is normal for bitcoin marketcap to get to 2 times of its price than for gold to get to 2 times of its price.

They are both good assets, but definitely bitcoin will give more return on interest as well.

[Uruhara]

I know most of us will know which asset between the two will first attain 2x, but let us just have the fun.

Will bitcoin first get to $150000 before gold gets to $9000?
Assuming bitcoin marketcap will first get to $3 trillion or gold will first get to $63 trillion?

The question is very similar.

Both are stores of value and hedge against inflation, but one is more of an investment than the other if you need higher RoI.

I’m fairly confident that, given Bitcoin’s market cap, it’s the most likely asset to double in value compared to gold. After all, gold doesn’t always reach its all-time high by doubling in value in the near term, that’s actually quite rare. But with Bitcoin, we see it double in value almost every four years.

Personally, I hold gold not as an investment but as savings that are expected to be more inflation-resistant. Meanwhile, I prefer Bitcoin as an investment asset over gold. Although gold has also been quite profitable in recent times. But in today’s digital age, I’m confident that trusted digital assets like Bitcoin will begin to gain broader adoption in the coming years.