2025-12-28 11:21:05

Looking at today's global asset rankings and comparing them to October 2024 data, it's quite interesting.

Back then, silver was quite strong, ranking directly into third place by market cap. The performance of gold and silver over the past year was indeed fierce—gold's market cap doubled from $18.3 trillion to now $31.7 trillion, and silver's increase was even more dramatic, rising 2.4 times. For traditional asset investors, this was definitely a profitable move.

As for Bitcoin? It only increased by 30% during the same period. It sounds like a lot, but within this comparison framework, it seems a bit lackluster.

Even more painful is the market cap gap. In October 2024, gold's market cap was about 13.8 times that of BTC. Now? With gold at $31.7 trillion and Bitcoin at $1.7 trillion, the gap has widened to 30 times. The gap is expanding, not shrinking.

Think about what this means—traditional safe-haven assets still hold strong appeal, while the performance of cryptocurrencies, although growing, still seems to be marginalized in the global asset allocation.

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CrashHotline

· 21m ago

Gold and silver really slapped my face this time. I used to think the crypto market was about to take off, but the gap is getting bigger and bigger. The multiple difference is too outrageous, 30 times what the heck... Alright, I’ll just stick to some gold, traditional assets are indeed much more stable. Cryptocurrencies have been underestimated in recent years, what happened to the supposed alternative assets? Thinking about it, Bitcoin's 30% increase exploded earlier than elsewhere, but it looks like trash compared to precious metals. Silver's 2.4x increase directly broke my defenses; that’s true asset appreciation. It seems I need to reevaluate my investment logic; the weightings definitely need adjustment.

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DeadTrades_Walking

· 18h ago

Gold and silver are indeed impressive this time, but the 30x gap in the data looks a bit uncomfortable.

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GasFeePhobia

· 18h ago

Is a 30% increase not enough to be exciting? You traditional financial newcomers are just brainwashed by gold, truly thinking that precious metals will never bubble?

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RebaseVictim

· 18h ago

How can a 30% increase suddenly become overshadowed? BTC hasn't been in vain this year either.

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MoonBoi42

· 18h ago

Mediocre data, gold and silver did steal the show this time, but do you really think traditional assets are going to win? Don't be silly, it's just a cycle. Wait, a 30x gap? That's a bit outrageous... Is it real? Bitcoin's 30% increase is indeed underwhelming, but you have to look at the momentum this year. Just looking at the cross-section is meaningless. No matter how strong traditional assets are, they can only preserve value. We're playing for exponential growth, which can't be compared. I don't deny that gold's gains are impressive, but that doesn't mean much. Capital flows are just circulating like this, don't be fooled by surface data. What does a 30x gap mean? It indicates there's still much more room for growth. You can just position yourselves accordingly. That's a bit alarmist. Do you really think crypto is being marginalized? The market is just sleeping; when it wakes up, it will push back. Silver's 2.4x increase is pretty good, but compared to BTC's stability, it's nothing.

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MissedTheBoat

· 18h ago

Damn, the gap has expanded from 13.8 times to 30 times. This is truly a real divide.

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