{"id":382888,"date":"2019-05-20T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=382888"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:40:06","slug":"winklevi-twins-double-down-on-bitcoin-is-gold-2-0-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/winklevi-twins-double-down-on-bitcoin-is-gold-2-0-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Winklevoss Twins Double Down On &#8220;Bitcoin Is Gold 2.0&#8221; Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the crypto industry has changed dramatically in its decade-long lifespan, the narrative surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/2019\/05\/18\/analyst-bitcoin-holds-6400-case-btc-bulls-strong\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC), along with its cardinal\u00a0value proposition. has been steady, more or less. Yet, there have been a few nuances.<\/p>\n<p>Case in point, over recent years, proponents of the cryptocurrency have been wishy-washy with the asset being a Store of Value (SoV) or a Medium of Exchange (MoE). As both arguments have their merits and proofs, a sometimes volatile dichotomy has formed between commentators, researchers, analysts, and investors touting the distinct thought processes.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">Related Reading:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/2019\/05\/19\/bitcoin-may-be-gearing-up-for-a-move-to-10000-as-upwards-momentum-continues\/\">Bitcoin May Be Gearing Up for a Move to $10,000 as Upwards Momentum Continues<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>In fact, many argue that what catalyzed the now infamous hard fork of mid-2017 was an argument about whether BTC was actually, well, digital cash. More and more are coming to the conclusion though that prior to becoming a new form of money, Bitcoin will first need to become the go-to store of value.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bitcoin As Gold 2.0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In a recent tweet, Tyler Winklevoss, one of the Winklevi(i) twins and the chief executive of Gemini, noted that he sees Bitcoin as &#8220;gold 2.0&#8221;. He states that the cryptocurrency &#8220;matches or beats&#8221; gold across the board. As he <a href=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/2019\/01\/08\/winklevoss-twins-bitcoin-surpass-gold-leading-crypto\/\">said<\/a> in a previous interview, the only thing that gold has over BTC is a \u201c3,000-year headstart.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin is gold 2.0. It matches or beats gold across the board. It\u2019s market cap is ~140bil, gold\u2019s market cap is ~7tril. Do the math!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tyler\/status\/83359232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Factual data would confirm this. As Grayscale Investments <a href=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/2019\/04\/25\/investment-firm-bitcoin-might-already-be-better-than-gold-heres-why\/\">explained<\/a>, unlike the metal, BTC is mathematically scarce, capped at 21 million units; BTC is decentralized and verifiable through the Internet; BTC is portable and divisible through digital technologies, and is unconfiscatable. Gold, on the other hand, has an unlimited supply, centralization risks, an inability to be easily divided and moved around, and concerns around its purity. The chart below from Grayscale sums this controversial yet seemingly valid argument up fairly well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Goldbitcoin.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>Maybe that&#8217;s why Grayscale has begun to push for investors to &#8220;drop gold&#8221;. As NewsBTC <a href=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/2019\/05\/15\/does-grayscales-latest-dropgold-for-crypto-effort-entirely-miss-the-point\/\">reported<\/a> previously, the firm launched an extensive ad campaign that touted BTC as \u201cgold 2.0.\u201d Grayscale released\u00a0a 45-second advertisement that depicted two youngers physically \u201cdropping gold\u201d as those around them struggle with the heavy, cumbersome commodity, escaping to what is assumed to a society predicated on the use of digital assets.<\/p>\n<h2>A No-Gold World<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s say the world realizes the potential that Bitcoin holds, resulting in the world looking to store their value in BTC compared to gold. What would this hypothetical (yet totally possible) world look like? According to HodlWhale, a Seattle-based cryptocurrency investor, a world where Bitcoin has absorbed all the value of the gold in circulation would see BTC valued at $350,000.<\/p>\n<p>This figure isn\u2019t exactly baseless. Pre<a href=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/2019\/02\/22\/bitcoin-could-swell-1-5-million-absorbs-all-fiat-gold-holdings\/\"> previous reports<\/a> from this outlet, all physical gold products in circulation are currently valued at approximately $7.83 trillion, while all BTC has a mere $94 billion valuation. If the latter was to fully displace the value of the first, Crypto Voices, an industry analytics and research group, estimated that BTC would swell to a value of a casual $450,000 \u2014 slightly above HodlWhale\u2019s estimate.<\/p>\n<pre>Featured Image from Shutterstock<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the crypto industry has changed dramatically in its decade-long lifespan, the narrative surrounding Bitcoin (BTC), along with its cardinal\u00a0value proposition. has been steady, more or less. Yet, there have been a few nuances. Case in point, over recent years, proponents of the cryptocurrency have been wishy-washy with the asset being a Store of Value (SoV) or a Medium of Exchange (MoE). As both arguments have their merits and proofs, a sometimes volatile dichotomy has formed between commentators, researchers, analysts, and investors touting the distinct thought processes. Related Reading:\u00a0 Bitcoin May Be Gearing Up for a Move to $10,000 as Upwards Momentum Continues In fact, many argue that what catalyzed the now infamous hard fork of mid-2017 was an argument about whether BTC was actually, well, digital cash. More and more are coming to the conclusion though that prior to becoming a new form of money, Bitcoin will first need to become the go-to store of value. Bitcoin As Gold 2.0 In a recent tweet, Tyler Winklevoss, one of the Winklevi(i) twins and the chief executive of Gemini, noted that he sees Bitcoin as &#8220;gold 2.0&#8221;. He states that the cryptocurrency &#8220;matches or beats&#8221; gold across the board. As he said in a previous interview, the only thing that gold has over BTC is a \u201c3,000-year headstart.\u201d Bitcoin is gold 2.0. It matches or beats gold across the board. It\u2019s market cap is ~140bil, gold\u2019s market cap is ~7tril. Do the math! &mdash; Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) May 16, 2019 Factual data would confirm this. As Grayscale Investments explained, unlike the metal, BTC is mathematically scarce, capped at 21 million units; BTC is decentralized and verifiable through the Internet; BTC is portable and divisible through digital technologies, and is unconfiscatable. Gold, on the other hand, has an unlimited supply, centralization risks, an inability to be easily divided and moved around, and concerns around its purity. The chart below from Grayscale sums this controversial yet seemingly valid argument up fairly well. Maybe that&#8217;s why Grayscale has begun to push for investors to &#8220;drop gold&#8221;. As NewsBTC reported previously, the firm launched an extensive ad campaign that touted BTC as \u201cgold 2.0.\u201d Grayscale released\u00a0a 45-second advertisement that depicted two youngers physically \u201cdropping gold\u201d as those around them struggle with the heavy, cumbersome commodity, escaping to what is assumed to a society predicated on the use of digital assets. A No-Gold World Let\u2019s say the world realizes the potential that Bitcoin holds, resulting in the world looking to store their value in BTC compared to gold. What would this hypothetical (yet totally possible) world look like? According to HodlWhale, a Seattle-based cryptocurrency investor, a world where Bitcoin has absorbed all the value of the gold in circulation would see BTC valued at $350,000. This figure isn\u2019t exactly baseless. Pre previous reports from this outlet, all physical gold products in circulation are currently valued at approximately $7.83 trillion, while all BTC has a mere $94 billion valuation. If the latter was to fully displace the value of the first, Crypto Voices, an industry analytics and research group, estimated that BTC would swell to a value of a casual $450,000 \u2014 slightly above HodlWhale\u2019s estimate. Featured Image from Shutterstock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":497,"featured_media":382892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[428,6664,2209,2887],"class_list":["post-382888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto","tag-gold","tag-market"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Winklevoss Twins Double Down On &quot;Bitcoin Is Gold 2.0&quot; Narrative<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Although the crypto industry has changed dramatically in its decade-long lifespan, the narrative surrounding Bitcoin (BTC), along with its cardinal\u00a0value\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/winklevi-twins-double-down-on-bitcoin-is-gold-2-0-narrative\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Winklevoss Twins Double Down On &quot;Bitcoin Is Gold 2.0&quot; 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