Gold Prices' Rise Could Be Far From Over. Bitcoin, Meanwhile, Is Stumbling.
Investopedia·2026-01-30 09:00

More recently, investors until about July were parking money in both bitcoin and gold ETFs, playing what is called the "debasement trade," an expression of general investor anxiety whether it's about the declining dollar or persistently high government debt. That inflows into gold and silver ETFs toward the end of last year coincided with outflows from bitcoin ETFs, showed which investors preferred, according to JPMorgan. Key Takeaways Gold is looking more and more like the new bitcoin. While bitcoin was du ...