Bitcoin Crushes Commodity And Metal ROI, But A Gold Comeback Is Due
Bitcoin price has smashed all expectations, but even more so it has crushed almost all other commodities into dust in terms of raw ROI. Confusingly, however, gold is at the very bottom of the barrel. Here’s how Bitcoin has decimated the once precious metal and hard money standard, but also a look at a comeback […]
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