Bitcoin: Is digital gold slowly becoming more valuable than physical gold?

"There is a generational shift in how individuals are approaching investing.

We strongly believe that investments in gold will be reallocated to bitcoin as Baby Boomers begin transferring their wealth to a younger generation of investors, one that wasn’t raised on the gold standard."

Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group and its subsidiary Grayscale Investments.

[not a typo]

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Bitcoin crossed the $100 billion market cap today. (Again).

This ad from Greyscale Investments is a great endorsement (and maybe it has something to do with it?)

While I think Gold is still a good investment - for me personally, and also for many of the younger generations who practice minimalism and prefer a mobile life style, gold is just a bit inconvenient. It's simply not portable enough and "weighs heavily" - exactly like the ad describes.

Also, in a world that's becoming more and more "non-physical" - aka digital - physical things are just not valued as much anymore, as previously, when it was important to collect "stuff".

And - as the article says - anyone from Generation X and younger grew up in a world where money was not tied to the gold standard anymore.

Digital Godl?

Bitcoin is the digital gold for forward thinking investors, according to Greyscale in this Forbes article.

I agree with this sentiment completely. My only question is,

Why should I pay an asset management firm for doing my crypto investing for me, when I can do it myself? 🤔

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About the author:

Anja Schuetz helps absolute beginners to become confident crypto investors. She also consults as a Customer Communication & Operations Manager for blockchain start-ups.

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