{"id":456634,"date":"2021-02-13T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T01:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=456634"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:13:05","slug":"chart-comparison-demonstrates-effectiveness-of-bitcoin-digital-gold-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/chart-comparison-demonstrates-effectiveness-of-bitcoin-digital-gold-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Chart Comparison Demonstrates Effectiveness Of Bitcoin Digital Gold Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"
2020 was the year of the digital gold narrative<\/a> amid a pandemic and unprecedented money printing. In 2021, only Bitcoin matters and comparing it to gold at this point is selling the coin short.<\/p>\n Now is the age of cryptocurrency, and no comparison shows that better than the two charts you are about to see side-by-side.<\/p>\n Bitcoin was designed by Satoshi Nakamoto<\/a> as the first form of peer-to-peer digital “cash,” but also sought to give the cryptocurrency several traits of of a commodity such as rarity. This was achieved through the asset’s 21 million BTC hard cap.<\/p>\n The cryptocurrency creator’s early comments showed a distinct fascination with gold, and appears to have been attempting to create a digital representation of the hard money standard.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Stablescoins Act As \u201cRocket Fuel,\u201d Propels Bitcoin To Another ATH<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The term gold standard is used to describe a time when all fiat currencies were pegged to the shiny precious metal, and it was a time that was much more prosperous and wealth gaps weren’t nearly as wide.<\/p>\n The evolution of the dollar and all fiat money into what it is today, did away with the gold standard<\/a> decades ago. As a result, the price per ounce of gold skyrocketed form around $30 to $2,000 this past year.<\/p>\n At the gold bull market peak, however, a passing of the torch took place. The moment gold topped in August, coincides with the moment hedge funds and public companies began buying BTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From that moment forward, Bitcoin has been in its most powerful uptrend yet and spiked from $10,000 to $50,000 with not even a trillion in capital to show for it. Gold outflows began to rise the same time Bitcoin trading volume and futures open interest<\/a> started to climb to previous highs.<\/p>\n If the $10 trillion the gold market cap commands makes its way into Bitcoin, the price per coin could reach more than $500,000 a piece.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Altcoins Bleed After Tesla Bitcoin Buy, BTC Dominance Hints At Deception<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The chart above shows exactly when the deviation took place, and gold’s downtrend began. Prior to that, both assets initially performed well as a safe haven post-pandemic, however, the digital currency has completely taken over since<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe Bitcoin Standard Emerges As Gold Melts Down<\/h2>\n
Gold's value has been diminishing while Bitcoin's rises. Coincidence? | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n