Gold being the incumbent neutral reserve assets, the obvious first choice is the one that central banks already hold. It's the one that almost everybody in the world understand to some degree. It's got this multi,000-year track record with the main caveat being that it's really slow and expensive to audit.So, it's it's great as savings, it's not great as settlement. When Germany wanted to repatriate part of its gold, it took years and they finished ahead of schedule and it still it took years. Whereas like, ...

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JUST IN: 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi Investment Council says it is building an allocation to Bitcoin because it is "a store of value similar to gold" — Bloomberg https://t.co/a5QdgoDn3Z ...

Some of the characteristics are the same. >> No, I don't think there are any characteristics. >> None.>> No, because Bitcoin is nothing has nothing in common with a physical metal, a valuable precious metal. The only thing that Bitcoin has in common with gold is if you look at gold's monetary properties, apart from the fact that it's a store of value, which Bitcoin can't copy at all because there's no value there to store. People have used salt as money.That's where the word salary comes from, but cattle ha ...

"You don't want to lose hope in $BTC.It's been a better store of value than gold even though gold has looked better the past year."@fundstrat at @consensus_hk. https://t.co/igrEfW5zuc ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Yes, but such are not necessary for the store-of-value use case, which among other reasons is why the store-of-value use case predominates, and you can't understand Bitcoin's past, present, or future value proposition without understanding why it is, technologically, and financially in the long term, a superior store of value. ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)No mention of Bitcoin as a store of value or as sound money -- two ways of describing what is by far the predominant source of Bitcoin's price rise and value so far (its small medium of exchange use having disappointed many). He didn't (and probably still doesn't) understand why Bitcoin is valuable. ...

Core Viewpoint - Bitcoin is underperforming compared to major asset classes like gold, Nasdaq, and S&P 500, raising concerns about its long-term investment narrative [1][3]. Performance Comparison - Since early 2021, Bitcoin has returned approximately 73%, lagging behind gold at 164%, Nasdaq 100 at 82%, and S&P 500 at 75% [2]. - As of Thursday, Bitcoin was down about 7%, with year-to-date losses nearing 30% [2]. Market Sentiment - The current underperformance challenges the narrative of Bitcoin as a superior long-term investment, especially given its historical volatility and potential for significant rallies [3]. - The cryptocurrency is facing a "crisis of faith," with selling pressure from various fronts and failing to act as a hedge during geopolitical tensions and dollar weakness [4]. Investment Dynamics - Retail investors are shifting away from cryptocurrencies towards equities and metals, with gold becoming the preferred reserve asset [7]. - Bitcoin's appeal as a store of value is diminishing, as it offers no yield, cash flow, or intrinsic growth, relying solely on price [7].

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RT Michael Saylor (@saylor)"We believe Bitcoin is the foundational asset of this ecosystem and the premier long-term store of value." - @binance ...