Which is the most profitable investment: Bitcoin, land, or physical gold?

[MissNonFall9]

Each of the assets mentioned is valuable and stores value. If you want self-custody assets, you can lean towards investing in Bitcoin. If you want to invest in tangible or government-controlled assets, land may be a good option. There is very little chance of hacking or theft, but the government can confiscate it if it wants.

Gold is a good option for investment, but in terms of profit, gold may not be able to compete with land and Bitcoin. Make sure what type of asset you want to invest in. From my point of view, just as there is a need for investment in the virtual world, there is a need for investment in real assets as well.

However, there is a difference between investing in land, gold and Bitcoin. To invest in land and gold, you will need huge capital, which is not available to everyone. But it is possible to invest in Bitcoin through DCA strategy, where even low-income people can invest. You make sure where you are and what asset you want to invest in. But I think all three assets are good options for investment.

You are quite right that land, gold and Bitcoin are all good investment options. However investing in land or gold requires a significant amount of capital upfront whereas Bitcoin offers the flexibility to invest gradually through the DCA method allowing for smaller, recurring weekly or monthly contribution an option not available with land or gold. We know that consistent, incremental investing can eventually help us build substantial wealth. Furthermore, as people are increasimgly drawn to virtual assets, there is likely to be a growing preference for investing in Bitcoin.

[BALIK]

Gold makes no profit, its not supposed to do anything but be inert and stable thats its main purpose as an asset.   So as much that sounds, its not for profit but a counter weight to your own portfolio risk.

  I obviously acknowledge speculation on gold price can be profitable, clearly thats true but the base character of this elemental asset is flat, it has no yield.  Thats how it works, strangely even oil has quite a flat average appreciation apparently.

You just reminded me of that Buffett line about gold, "it won't do anything between now and then except look at you"

Gold is largely a store of value and a hedge/defensive asset, not an investment in order to generate a large return. It's never really been the go to investment for those chasing high returns. So when it comes to upside and returns, Bitcoin and real estate have the edge.

Bitcoin is highly speculative and volatile, and it's still relatively small given how much room it has to grow. Real estate, on the other hand, can throw off cash flow and still appreciate over time.

[DanWalker]

OP did not mention the reference date, so I took the data from Bitcoin's inception.. and compared it with its current price now, I believe it would even take years before it hits $1 million per Bitcoin if it ever happens, that is what I believe is the most realistic prediction. That x10 is possible, x100 is less likely, x1000 is impossible IMO at the current price.

Imo any comparison only means something if it start from today date and marketcap. Past performance just show how far it already ran, it does not reflect what Bitcoin can actually return from current level.

What OP, and  anyone buying in now care about is how much they can make going forward, not gains they have already missed out on.

That said, as I have said, Bitcoin has best upside of 3 assets. Hitting $1m is absolutely possible, but it'll take a long time. As for 100x or 1000x, I reckon we should forget about those expectations altogether.

[$crypto$]

Bitcoin is currently more accessible to the public, but what others think is high volatility, sometimes parents used to not want to invest in highly volatile assets.
Likewise, gold is now easy to access, digital gold has been scattered everywhere including in crypto, this is a stable asset.

The demand for land is also high who invest in this field, but you must know this kind of property has high taxes including the buying and selling process, but you must have a strategic place in the city center to own land so that it can be said to be productive to make money.

[Swordsoffreedom]

If you genuinely wanted to hear opinions that differ from your own, you would ask this question in another platform or in the very least the economics board.

Gold, Land, Bitcoin are all great assets to have in one’s portfolio. Because we are in a bitcoin forum, many responses will be pro bitcoin, but it’s also noteworthy to say that owning land could be very profitable in the next decade especially with people now being cautious of GMO products and wanting to grow their own food.

Im not sure what OP was expecting by asking this on BTC forum, where most member are either invested or diehard supporter. Hard to expect a truly objective take when most of folk here are already biased toward Bitcoin.

To be fair, all three assets have potential and are well worth investing in. Each has its own strength and advantage. So choose based on your investment goals , and how much capital you have, and your own risk tolerance, rather than just going along with the crowd .

[Ayers]

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

Investment in bitcoin is profitable, but bitcoin investment is not the only profitable investment there is. You can even invest in bitcoin and be very unprofitable. Many people are investing in Bitcoin because there's an opportunity to invest in it regardless of the amount of money you plan to use, as long as you have the discipline to repeat the process of investing regularly. Even with a little amount, the chances of profit are still high. I believe this is why many people have chosen this option over traditional investment options that require huge capital for you to get into, even though they're profitable, as Bitcoin is.

Sure, Bitcoin is not the only investment that can make you money , but imo its one of the assets with the highest upside. That's also why most of us pick it over traditional investments like gold or real estate.

At the end of the day, everyone want a shot at making huge returns with a relatively small amount of capital , and Bitcoin offers that opportunity .

Another thing I've noticed is most folks assume the best investment is whichever one makes the most profit . That's why most people here call Bitcoin the best

[Donk1]

​Well it depends on which you as an individual have experience with. For me I have experience with both bitcoin and land, and when it comes to gold, I don't really know much about it apart from the fact that it's also a store of value though as a physical asset with many years of history it still remains a trusted store of value against inflation. Still bitcoin is a digital asset, not a physical one while land and gold are both physical. Personally when it comes to land, its value will potentially increase even if fiat loses value basically, its price tends to rise and compensate for it. Meanwhile bitcoin being a trustworthy, volatile asset significantly shows its value time and time again. So personally it's up to an individual to decide That's all.....

[Localhostspeed]

Bitcoin is currently more accessible to the public, but what others think is high volatility, sometimes parents used to not want to invest in highly volatile assets.
Likewise, gold is now easy to access, digital gold has been scattered everywhere including in crypto, this is a stable asset.

The demand for land is also high who invest in this field, but you must know this kind of property has high taxes including the buying and selling process, but you must have a strategic place in the city center to own land so that it can be said to be productive to make money.

As experienced I'm with crypto market, if you ask me where I can buy Gold online, I don't know. I know shops around market that sell Gold and I can access them but that will be a stress, even I don't know any online forex exchange to buy them. The ones on centralized crypto exchanges are not real stock, they are just traditional finance backed by data, you can't withdraw them and put them on your personal care unlike Bitcoin you can buy and withdraw to your external wallet address.

If we are to compare historical performance from Bitcoin and any traditional finance investment, I will glady bed with Bitcoin than buy physical Gold. If I'm gift, I will humbly accept them and may sell them and put the money back into Bitcoin. I can't risk having Gold in my house, many people I know that were attack by armed robbers for having Gold at home.

[Hamza2424]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

Bro, BTC is already a lot easier to grab than buying gold or property. Go out with your money to buy land and physical gold, and then think for a second about your needs. You want to buy $10k worth of gold? Now you need a verified seller, and how to get the best gold which you can easily sell later too without paying premiums or manufacturing costs for jewelry, as when you are purchasing gold, you buy it directly, not in the form of jewelry.

And speaking of land, they are way harder to buy. First, you need a seller, not all lands for sale are better opportunities.

You have to spend a lot of time searching and finding the best option, and by that time BTC would have made you even a profit haha.

[Sobz]

Personally I will choose Bitcoin over land or gold, the reason is because I believe having bitcoin has greater growth potential. Not that the other two does not have potential of growing but a land can take years before it starts appreciating and while gold also is only use for preserving wealth. Even though bitcoin carries more risk, no doubt about that, the price can drop very bad and anyone investing in it should understand this but if I am looking at the long term, I believe that bitcoin still has a lot of room to grow.

As for land it depend on the location, for developing areas it might take a longer time for the value of the land to appreciate but if it is a location that has already developed land in area like this appreciate very fast but even at this bitcoin is the most valuable asset to invest in . You can invest in bitcoin today and get double of the initial amount in two or three years time but with land it is never possible to have a profit that is equivalent to the amount which is being used for acquiring the land with the same time frame as bitcoin.  I will rather go for bitcoin than the rest options.

[Obim34]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

Gold is out of the equation, it has to be between Bitcoin and land, and before deciding, it depends on some factors. Both has potential to do well, completely different structures but both appreciates even more after holding for a long period.

One thing I know for sure, is that buying lands is definitely part of my goals, same with Bitcoin.

[CryptoBuds]

Bitcoin certainly has edge when it comes to portability and ease of transfer, but I do not think that's enough to make it best asset.
Every asset has its own role and purpose, none of them can fully replace the others. All three come with different pros and cons. So the best asset is not necessarily Bitcoin, or gold or real estate. It's whichever one fits each person's goals, needs and risk tolerance best.

Bitcoin is the best asset for you, me, and most of us here. But tbh not everyone shares our risk appetite, needs and risk profile.

Now I need to use statistics, you don't even need to argue anymore, I'll just use the numbers to prove that Bitcoin is the most profitable among the three.

On July 17, 2010: $0.04951 per BTC, that was the price and the current price is around $76,152.52 per BTC (estimate).
That gives us an increase of approximately 153.8 million%.

So can land or gold have that kind of increase?

Best asset and most profitable asset is not the same thing imo. Apples and oranges.

I'm not denying that Bitcoin has delivered the highest returns. If that's what you are getting at, you're absolutely right, and that may well remain true going forward.

But best asset? As I said, everyone has a different risk appetite and different investment priorities. There's no such thing as one asset that's best for everyone . At the end of the day, it comes down to each person's needs and goals.

[Samlucky O]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

Well so far in all you have listed, Bitcoin has been one of the most profitable investment for some couple of years now, but that doesn't mean that others aren't profitable. Any choice you make is still acceptable since land is an asset Also, gold is also an asset for long term value if you wish but in all Bitcoin has a more better advantage over all. But you still have the decision to make. But if I am to advice you, I will say if you have money to buy land , you buy. if you have money to buy gold, you buy. and if you have money to buy Bitcoin you buy. Because all are part of asset diversification

[suzanne5223]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

It depends on what you mean by Bitcoin being made more accessible to people, because BTC is already accessible to people, and it has delivered the highest historical returns among the three assets by a wide margin, which none of the traditional assets come close to in compounded performance since inception.

[Nothingtodo]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

I will explain the matter a little differently, especially in my area, few people know about Bitcoin and most people do not know about Bitcoin. However, those who know about Bitcoin are earning a living by hard work and those who do not know about Bitcoin are living a good life. I am not against Bitcoin but those who have bought Bitcoin and land together must have understood the importance of land. In my area, the amount of profit that land has given at the moment, Bitcoin investment is not able to give the same amount of profit at the moment. The increasing population growth and settlement are putting so much pressure on land that at the moment the land is increasing geometrically every year. Maybe if you had invested in Bitcoin earlier, it would have been possible to get a profit several hundred times more than land, but if you imagine the present, I think Bitcoin will not be more profitable than land.

[Vaskiy]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

I will explain the matter a little differently, especially in my area, few people know about Bitcoin and most people do not know about Bitcoin. However, those who know about Bitcoin are earning a living by hard work and those who do not know about Bitcoin are living a good life. I am not against Bitcoin but those who have bought Bitcoin and land together must have understood the importance of land. In my area, the amount of profit that land has given at the moment, Bitcoin investment is not able to give the same amount of profit at the moment. The increasing population growth and settlement are putting so much pressure on land that at the moment the land is increasing geometrically every year. Maybe if you had invested in Bitcoin earlier, it would have been possible to get a profit several hundred times more than land, but if you imagine the present, I think Bitcoin will not be more profitable than land.

Thats true, the profiting through investment on land used to be massive. However this doesn't happen with every property. Based on the location will be the price. When it comes to bitcoin irrespective of who holding it, everyone gets the profit on holding. With land only if the area over which one have invested gets development there will be increase in the market price. People are moving towards the city and this makes the growth to happen within specific region and this need to get diversified. Only through proper planning from the government's this is possible. When industries and firms gets accumulated in a specific region people are pushed towards it. For this this can be shifted to different regions which will ease life as well as rise in the value of property.

[STT]

Pricedingold is another good site to compare the pricing of various assets.   That to me demonstrates the usefulness of gold, as a common denominator and the original currency for thousands of years due to high consistency even though its not perfect over time it averages accuracy.

  To say gold is an investment breaks my own rule on such things as it has no yield plainly held, hence the gains as shown in the graph posted prior can appear quite modest.  BTC has for sure outpaced gold but also its brand new, a better comparison would be after many years of BTC not from its first block being unknown and unused etc.

I will give my answer to OP as land as it is the most natural investment.   Even so land is not perfect and can be washed away or suffer damage like any asset or it can just end up being useless.  Most land can be used to some extent, grazing cattle or similar but it might be a modest return. 
  Of all three land is the most suited to being labelled an investment in my opinion.   

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

Bitcoin, land, gold are all very valuable and if you invest in them, you will definitely get good success. But if you ask which of these things is the most profitable investment, then in that case I will definitely say that Bitcoin is a profitable investment and one of the reasons why Bitcoin is a profitable investment is the volatility of the Bitcoin market. Due to the volatility of the Bitcoin market, Bitcoin has gained a lot of space among people because you can buy it at a low price and if you hold it, you can sell it at a high price and if you hold it for a long time, it will definitely turn into more success, so I say that Bitcoin is definitely a profitable investment.স

[Oasisman]

Currently, the global demand for Bitcoin, land, and physical gold has increased significantly. If Bitcoin could simply be made more accessible to people, it would top their list of investment options.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the most reliable and profitable option; do you think the same?

Gold is out of the equation, it has to be between Bitcoin and land, and before deciding, it depends on some factors. Both has potential to do well, completely different structures but both appreciates even more after holding for a long period.

One thing I know for sure, is that buying lands is definitely part of my goals, same with Bitcoin.

Lands are very expensive nowadays. Especially in a fully developed area. Even those that are about to get developed.
I'm almost at the verge of giving up on pursuing my desire to own another land. There are quite affordable properties, but it's way too far from convenience and the roads are quite challenging. So, I'm leaning more in stacking Btc because I can buy fractions when the price declines, something we cannot do when purchasing land.
Nevertheless, both land and Btc can generate good returns, it's just that Btc is easier to acquire. Saving money to buy land takes time, and those savings may lose small portions of its purchasing power due to inflation.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I will explain the matter a little differently, especially in my area, few people know about Bitcoin and most people do not know about Bitcoin. However, those who know about Bitcoin are earning a living by hard work and those who do not know about Bitcoin are living a good life. I am not against Bitcoin but those who have bought Bitcoin and land together must have understood the importance of land. In my area, the amount of profit that land has given at the moment, Bitcoin investment is not able to give the same amount of profit at the moment. The increasing population growth and settlement are putting so much pressure on land that at the moment the land is increasing geometrically every year. Maybe if you had invested in Bitcoin earlier, it would have been possible to get a profit several hundred times more than land, but if you imagine the present, I think Bitcoin will not be more profitable than land.

No surprise. Real estate return depend heavily on location. Hot area with fast population growth, strong housing demand can easily see land prices outrun Bitcoin for a stretch.

But your area alone is not enough to conclude land will beat Bitcoin, cause plenty of properties in other region and countries haven't gone up anywhere near that much. Some are practically frozen, with very little liquidity.

Real estate definitely a good investment. But on return overall, imo Bitcoin still win most of the time.