Trump’s Bitcoin Obsession: Is Gold Losing Its Shine?

Summary: Everyone already knows how all around crypto space the thing being talked about the most is our Beloved Bitcoin as it surges to greater and greater heights under a pro-crypto narrative led by Donald Trump. Gold, another highly valued asset is being compared to BTC and it seems to be losing its appeal to Bitcoin. Since the Fed’s polices are getting more and more strict the investor’s primary focus is on Bitcoin with the hopes that it’ll reshape the future of financial assets.

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Gold on the Defensive

It wasn’t all sunshine for Gold as it very recently hit a one-month low of $2,543 following the U.S. inflation report. This decrease in value has raised some eyebrows some of sadness and some of disappointment. Although it managed to get back on it’s feet and recovered slightly, gold’s 30 day decline of 2.6% just perfectly contrasts with sharply increasing Bitcoin’s value.

Bitcoin Hits the Spotlight

Bitcoin smashed and broke all records into pieces with a all time high of around $93,400 in the time where inflation is rising everywhere. People have started calling BTC as the new-age “digital gold” and with this gold’s century-old dominance is being overshadowed by a cryptocurrency. With Donald Trump on the lead, people’s perception has started to change and everyone sees BTC as a new weapon against inflation.

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Gold’s Gilded Era Fading?

It’s not just normal everyday people saying gold might lose it’s charm but experts like Maruf Yusupov says that gold’s allure could fade away as Bitcoin has started to gain mainstream popularity. Not only that but Senator Cynthua Lummi’s also proposed an idea to swap some of the Fed’s gold reserves for Bitcoin further fuel speculation. With this it’s highly believed by analysts hat if U.S. dollar strengthens, the case for traditional hedges like gold might just lose it’s allure.

Sahil Poudel

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