When everyone is queuing up in the gold store to grab gold bars, the real wealth revolution has long shifted to the depths of code. Don't be blinded by the 'illusion of safety' of gold—its growth story is essentially a game of existing stock: there are over 210,000 tons of gold above ground globally, with only about 3,000 tons added each year, and central banks and retail investors have almost bought all they can. New buyers? The space has peaked.
In contrast, Bitcoin, despite currently having a market value of only $1.7 trillion, which is less than 6% of gold, has a potential user pool of 7.8 billion people globally + all institutions + sovereign funds + digital natives. Gold cannot be divided for transfer, has high cross-border costs, and relies on physical storage; Bitcoin, on the other hand, can complete value transfers on a mobile phone, naturally adapting to the digital age.
More importantly, scarcity is being repriced. Gold's annual production dilutes its value, while Bitcoin halves every four years, with a hard cap of 21 million coins. MicroStrategy, discussions about U.S. strategic reserves, and the entry of the Abu Dhabi pension fund... these are not hype, but the beginning of institutional acceptance.
Some say, 'Bitcoin is highly volatile,' but who remembers that gold also went from $2,000 to $4,000 and was once considered a bubble? Today, gold's market value is $31 trillion, and if Bitcoin really wants to catch up, its price would need to reach $1.5 million—sounds crazy? But if 1% of global assets shift towards it in the next decade, this goal won't be far off.
Don't use an old map to find a new continent. Gold is a shield for retreat, while Bitcoin is a spear for attack. As the world accelerates its digitalization, betting on the latter is not gambling but a vote for the future.
