{"id":457177,"date":"2021-02-20T01:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=457177"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:13:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:13:29","slug":"overheard-on-cnbc-if-it-wasnt-for-bitcoin-gold-would-be-3k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/overheard-on-cnbc-if-it-wasnt-for-bitcoin-gold-would-be-3k\/","title":{"rendered":"Overheard On CNBC: If It Wasn’t For Bitcoin, Gold Would Be $3K"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin<\/a> is making headlines left and right on media outlets everywhere, but none more so than CNBC. According to a well respected journalist, during a segment on CNBC it was said that gold would be trading at $3,000 an ounce if it wasn’t for Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

Here’s why that statement is probably true, and why the cryptocurrency will continue to take market share away from the aging shiny rock.<\/p>\n

Gold Would Trade At $3K If It Wasn’t For BTC<\/h2>\n

The digital narrative worked like a charm<\/a>, and Bitcoin is now stealing any capital looking to park somewhere resistant to inflation.<\/p>\n

Gold has traditionally served that purpose, and as the economy first began treading on thin ice, the ages old asset that was once the “standard” began to uptrend again.<\/p>\n

Related Reading | Seller\u2019s Remorse: Day Trader Dave Portnoy Swears Off Bitcoin<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold eventually reached more than $2,000 an ounce at the height of its bull market. Natural profit-taking caused the price per ounce to pull back, but rather than go for another leg higher, capital well suited for gold made its way into Bitcoin instead.<\/p>\n

Because Bitcoin exists, and money is pouring into the scarce cryptocurrency instead of gold, has prevented gold from trading at $3,000 an ounce, according to a statement overheard on CNBC today.<\/p>\n

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Statement on @CNBC<\/a> today : if there was no #bitcoin<\/a> , #gold<\/a> would be trading at $3k today.<\/p>\n

— Daniela Cambone-Taub (@DanielaCambone) February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n