Oh, the drama! The gap between how investors feel about gold and Bitcoin is wider than the Grand Canyon after a few too many mimosas. Gold’s fear and greed index is sitting pretty at 72 out of 100-basically, it’s the popular kid at the party. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s at 18 out of 100, which is like being the kid who brought broccoli to a pizza party. Extreme fear? More like extreme “why didn’t I just buy gold?” regret.
Enter macroeconomist Lyn Alden, who’s here to tell us this story is worth more than a Netflix binge. Spoiler alert: she’s team Bitcoin, but don’t worry, she’s not breaking up with gold just yet.
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Alden, on the New Era Finance podcast (because who doesn’t love a good financial gossip sesh?), said if she had to pick a winner for the next few years, she’d go with Bitcoin. Her exact words? “Gun to my head, I’d say Bitcoin.” Girl, same. But let’s hope no one’s actually holding a gun.
“Gun to my head, if I had to say which one I think outperforms, I would say Bitcoin,” she said.
Gold’s been climbing like it’s trying to escape 2023, while Bitcoin’s been falling harder than my New Year’s resolutions. Alden sees this as a pendulum swing-and right now, gold’s the one on the upswing. But hey, what goes up must come down, right? Unless it’s my electric bill. That just keeps going up.
Gold hit a record high of $5,608 per ounce in January. Bitcoin? Oh, it’s just chilling 44% below its peak of $126,000 from last October. It’s like gold’s at the Oscars and Bitcoin’s at home watching in sweatpants. But don’t count it out yet.
Alden’s not calling gold a bubble-she’s too polite for that. But she does think the mood around it is “somewhat euphoric,” while Bitcoin’s been getting the side-eye like it forgot to pay for brunch. Unfair? Maybe. But that’s the crypto life for you.
She’s not making any hard promises, though. Both assets can rise or fall faster than my interest in a Zoom meeting. But when pushed, she picked a side. Go big or go home, right?
Gold’s Glow-Up Could Be Bitcoin’s Comeback Tour
All this drama is part of a bigger debate: Who’s the real MVP of storing value? Gold’s been flexing its resume, with billionaire Ray Dalio giving it a standing ovation. He’s all, “Gold’s the most established form of money, y’all,” and pointing out it’s the second-largest reserve asset held by central banks. Fancy.
But Dalio’s not done. He’s worried about Bitcoin’s privacy issues and its vulnerability to quantum computing. Like, sure, that’s a concern, but can we focus on the present? Bitcoin’s got enough problems without worrying about the quantum apocalypse.
I think Bitcoin could reach $1M by ~2030 based on current conditions and progress.
Think long-term.
– Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) September 24, 2025
Dalio and Alden aren’t exactly enemies. They’re more like those friends who argue about whether pineapple belongs on pizza. The real question isn’t which one survives-it’s which one’s going to outshine the other in the next few years. Place your bets, folks. It’s gonna be a wild ride.
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2026-03-07 08:12