2025-12-24 06:29:23

This year's performance of gold and Bitcoin is truly worlds apart.

Gold has been in a frenzy since the beginning of the year, hitting new highs along the way. By December, gold prices have broken through the $4,400 per ounce mark, with an annual increase of over 60%, making it the strongest year since 1979. It has hit new all-time highs more than 50 times, leaving investors a bit stunned.

Conversely, Bitcoin? In October, it surged to $126,000, prompting many to follow the trend and buy in. Now, it has fallen to just over $88,000. From its peak, that's a loss of over 30%. Some say it's "digital gold," but the performance over the past two years shows they are not the same at all.

As someone who has been in the crypto space for many years, the market in 2025 has indeed overturned many people's perceptions, myself included. When everyone thought Bitcoin would be as strong as gold, reality gave a harsh slap.

**Why is this happening?**

The strength of gold is supported by factors like geopolitical tensions, dollar depreciation, and central bank holdings. These are traditional logic points that have persisted for decades, and market recognition of gold is deeply rooted.

But Bitcoin is different. Its driving forces are more complex—it depends on policy trends, market sentiment, and macroeconomic conditions. When market risk appetite declines, the assets that are most quickly pressured are often high-risk assets. The process of falling from 126,000 to 88,000 reflects this rapid shift in risk preference.

In simple terms, although both are labeled as "hedging assets," gold is a recognized safe haven within the traditional financial system, while Bitcoin is still vying for that position. When market pressure arises, investors will unhesitatingly sell risk assets to seek safety, and gold is their first choice.

This market performance actually tells us a truth: concepts and reality will always differ, and the market is always much more complex than our imagination.

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RadioShackKnight

· 12-24 06:58

Oops, I got lectured again. This old antique gold actually outperforms our digital assets, it's outrageous. From 12.6 to 8.8, it was smashed directly, my mentality is really about to explode. Speaking of gold, this thing is just riding on political dividends. Why is Bitcoin so mediocre? Now I finally understand how big the difference is between safe-haven assets and speculative items. We really overestimated BTC's position. Instead of shouting slogans, it's better to see what the market is really doing. The strength of gold seems even crazier than a bear market.

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NewDAOdreamer

· 12-24 06:57

Those who chase the highs all got cut, this is the fate of the crypto world. --- Gold remains stable, Bitcoin really underperformed this time. --- Those who bought at 126,000 are probably regretting it now. --- What are you talking about digital gold? They are completely different things, okay? --- Risk assets are abandoned when the market is unstable. --- When market sentiment changes, those chasing the rally become bagholders. --- This is the true portrayal of the crypto world; when things are good, everyone dares to rush in. --- The foundation of gold is right there; what does Bitcoin have to compare with? --- Fallen more than 30% from the high, you must have a strong mentality to hold on. --- When policies change direction, the market shifts; high-risk assets are like this.

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DaoDeveloper

· 12-24 06:53

ngl the "digital gold" narrative was always cope... btc's risk premium is fundamentally different from au's structural demand, right? the consensus mechanism doesn't replace centuries of monetary acceptance—that's the design flaw nobody wants to admit. game-theoretic implications are brutal here.

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MoonRocketman

· 12-24 06:38

126,000 drops to 88,000, the Bollinger Bands are all broken through. This is not a golden number, but clearly a digital blade. The golden stable track has long been locked, Bitcoin is still struggling in the stratosphere, RSI is overbought and still wants to go to the sky. The group of people chasing the rise, misjudged the launch window. This time, they have to pay tuition for the "concept premium."

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PretendingToReadDocs

· 12-24 06:36

Haha, alright, another year of getting beaten up feels Everyone in the crypto circle should reflect, all these "digital gold" are just illusions The reality is so cruel, brother 126,000 to 88,000, watching my account cry If I had known earlier, I would have just bought gold, so stable I really learned something this time, concept ≠ profit, see it clearly Chasing the trend and buying high is always playing with fire, luckily I still kept some rationality The market won't follow our script, surrender

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