Gold has crossed a historic level, trading above $4,500 per ounce, marking a powerful rally in 2025. Rising geopolitical tensions, central bank buying, inflation concerns, and expectations of interest rate cuts have strengthened gold’s appeal as a traditional safe-haven asset.
During this period, major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin$BTC have underperformed relative to gold, mainly due to risk-off sentiment, regulatory uncertainty, and tighter liquidity conditions. This has temporarily shifted capital toward safer assets.$BTC $ETH
However, this divergence does not weaken crypto’s long-term potential. While gold acts as a defensive hedge, cryptocurrencies remain a high-growth innovation asset class driven by blockchain adoption and decentralization. Both assets play distinct and complementary roles in a diversified portfolio.
