Despite thousands of years of history and a massive market capitalization of 11 times, Gold has doubled Bitcoin (BTC) performance this year.
Since January 1st, Gold has scored 32% against the much more modest 16% of BTC.
Today’s gold prices are also historic for another reason. That price rally reached just 100 times The US dollar abandoned the gold standard at $35 per ounce in 1971, so one ounce of gold is now $3,500.
These numbers are somewhat disappointing for the BTC promoter who touted the assets as “digital gold.”
In fact, gold is better than BTC for almost four years, depending on the exact time frame you choose. For example, since the highs in November 2021, Gold won 85% against 61% meetings in BTC.
Bitcoin will lag gold in Donald Trump’s second term
In March, Protos said BTC had a great performance during Donald Trump’s first term as president. This analysis applies when expanding price comparisons to this day.
When Trump first became president in 2017, BTC was trading for under $900. By September 2, 2017 it was repeated to $4,600.
Compare that 411% rally to its disastrous inadequate performance during the same 225-day calendar stretch this year.
On Trump’s 2025 inauguration day, BTC was trading at $102,000. At the time of publication, it has gone from just 9% to $111,000.
In other words, BTC scored 40,000 basis points as president in Trump’s first 225 days in 2017 than in 225 days in 2025.
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Certainly, Trump’s initial enthusiasm for the code outlook has been quite bleak since he won the election. His notes coin cards are 88% decrease from the high in January 2025.
His wife’s Melania token has declined by 98% over the same period.
Trump’s new WLFI governance token has fallen 34% since its launch yesterday, with floor prices for all his NFT collections dropping sharply.
