Gold and silver outrun bitcoin (BTC) price as 2025’s go-to protectors of fiat money
This year, investors decisively chose precious metals such as gold to hedge against the potential erosion of paper money value, sidelining bitcoin BTC$87,851.81. Gold has risen almost 70% since Jan. 1 and silver about 150%, far outpacing the largest cryptocurrency, which has fallen about 6%. Analysts attributed the rally to the so-called “debasement trade.” That’s…