Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell 6% in 2025 while gold surged 65%, but ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood says Bitcoin wins in 2026 because gold just hit valuations only seen once in 125 years—during the Great Depression.
Why Gold Hit Extreme Levels
Gold, as measured by the (NYSE:GLD) rallied 166% from $1,600 to $4,300 since October 2022, driven by global wealth creation growing faster than gold’s supply.
Wood said gold’s price relative to the money supply has only been this expensive once in the past 125 years—during the Great Depression.
That ratio just surpassed its previous peak from 1980 when inflation and interest rates were in double digits, meaning gold is more expensive now than during the worst inflation crisis in modern history.
Here’s the kicker: after gold hit extreme valuations in 1934 and 1980, stocks crushed it for the next two decades. …Full story available on Benzinga.com
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