Regarding this matter, we need to stretch the time dimension. Gold has been a consensus of civilization for thousands of years, while $BTC has just turned 17. Simply put, the scale is not on the same level—gold boasts a market capitalization of 2 trillion dollars and can be as stable as a rock, while BTC reaching 1 trillion triggers all sorts of pessimistic voices, which is perfectly normal.
But the core issue is actually more painful: gold is backed by the central banks of various countries, each holding power and treasury. What about BTC? It's just retail investors and institutions competing against each other, each with their own calculations. Gold has long been synonymous with safe-haven assets, while BTC still needs to prove what it really is.
Interesting point comes – BTC took 12 years to climb from 0 to 1 trillion, while gold took thousands of years to reach 2 trillion. This efficiency gap itself speaks volumes. The key now is whether it can truly break through the psychological barrier and become a form of value storage in digital form.
Once the market starts to rise, the distance from 1 trillion to 2 trillion may happen much faster than imagined. After all, the money printing machines in various countries are running non-stop, and even the pace of gold's increase is struggling to keep up.
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NotFinancialAdvice
· 6h ago
12 years from 0 to 1 trillion, this acceleration is truly impressive. Gold is dying slowly.
The Central Bank's endorsement is indeed an advantage, but our money printing machine is also working overtime, right?
Whether this can break the circle and become a true store of value depends on how things go from here. Let's wait and see.
Retail investors and institutions are competing against each other; when the market comes, everyone can profit. Just afraid it will be another harvesting.
This psychological barrier, if broken, leads to new heights; if not, it continues to oscillate. This is the usual operation in the crypto world.
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FancyResearchLab
· 12-22 11:23
The Lu Ban No. 7 is under construction again, and this logic is quite interesting. Theoretically, the central bank's endorsement is indeed strong, but now that the money printing machine is in motion, gold itself also has to prove itself. It's just another useless Consensus.
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TokenomicsShaman
· 12-22 07:39
This efficiency is poor, I didn't expect that. BTC is really racing.
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12 years vs thousands of years, this is ridiculous.
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Central Bank endorsement vs retail investor speculation, indeed not the same thing.
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When the printing press starts, even gold has to take a back seat, BTC is still far behind.
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Breaking through psychological barriers is the real test, it's still early.
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1 to 2 trillion, much faster than expected.
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To be honest, BTC proves that its path is still long.
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Different stages of magnitude, hard comparisons are indeed meaningless.
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The key is whether it can become digital gold, that's the real story.
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Countries can't stop printing money, safe-haven assets will have to rise.
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NotFinancialAdvice
· 12-22 07:33
Wow, the efficiency comparison is really amazing, BTC has managed to accomplish thousands of years' worth of tasks in just 12 years.
If those people in the Central Bank also aligned with BTC, gold would directly turn into scrap metal.
Two trillion is really nothing; once the printing press starts, everything has to rise. The question is whether BTC can truly catch this wave.
Retail investors and institutions are playing their own games, and that's the biggest problem with BTC, right?
Will the moment of breaking through the psychological barrier be the signal to start? But who can say for sure?
Gold is stable because it has the backing of power, but what does BTC rely on... that's the critical issue.
It may seem far from one to two trillion, but if it really starts moving, it could happen in the blink of an eye, after all, it's all just paper.
I agree with this logic; when you expand the time dimension, BTC's little fluctuations are really not a big deal.
If the Central Bank doesn't move, no matter how amazing BTC is, it can only be played in the hands of retail investors, that's the ceiling.
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ZenChainWalker
· 12-22 07:30
To be honest, the efficiency is approaching the extreme, 12 years vs thousands of years, it's not the same level
The Central Bank is determined to print money, and even gold can't hold up, the window period for BTC may really have opened
But the problem is that retail investors are still playing people for suckers with each other, will institutions really stabilize the market? It's a bit uncertain
Only when it reaches 1 trillion to 2 trillion will we see the difference, it's too early to say anything now
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SudoRm-RfWallet/
· 12-22 07:24
This inefficiency is truly remarkable, 12 years vs thousands of years, it's not even a comparable competition.
BTC just has to keep going crazy, once the printing press starts, gold will have to take a back seat.
The Central Bank's endorsement is already outdated for us, believe it or not.
Once the psychological barrier is broken, 2 trillion is not a dream, it's frighteningly fast.
Regarding this matter, we need to stretch the time dimension. Gold has been a consensus of civilization for thousands of years, while $BTC has just turned 17. Simply put, the scale is not on the same level—gold boasts a market capitalization of 2 trillion dollars and can be as stable as a rock, while BTC reaching 1 trillion triggers all sorts of pessimistic voices, which is perfectly normal.
But the core issue is actually more painful: gold is backed by the central banks of various countries, each holding power and treasury. What about BTC? It's just retail investors and institutions competing against each other, each with their own calculations. Gold has long been synonymous with safe-haven assets, while BTC still needs to prove what it really is.
Interesting point comes – BTC took 12 years to climb from 0 to 1 trillion, while gold took thousands of years to reach 2 trillion. This efficiency gap itself speaks volumes. The key now is whether it can truly break through the psychological barrier and become a form of value storage in digital form.
Once the market starts to rise, the distance from 1 trillion to 2 trillion may happen much faster than imagined. After all, the money printing machines in various countries are running non-stop, and even the pace of gold's increase is struggling to keep up.