Bitcoin is failing under the most pro-crypto administration in history. Despite a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and the GENIUS Act, Bitcoin has crashed 40% since the 2025 inauguration, while Gold has surged 22%. Trump’s presidency was supposed to moon crypto, but his policies of tariffs and inflation only proved that Gold is the superior hedge against chaos. Even with the government backing it, Bitcoin couldn't beat a "boomer" asset. Is Bitcoin’s status as digital gold officially dead?
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If you invested $1,000 in gold, Bitcoin and $TRUMP on Inauguration Day, here is what each is worth today
Published 2 days ago 1 min readAug 8, 2026 02:06 UTC
The article compares the current value of hypothetical $1,000 investments in gold, Bitcoin and the $TRUMP token made on U.S. Inauguration Day. It highlights how returns have diverged across a traditional safe-haven asset, a major cryptocurrency and a politically themed meme coin.
Key Takeaways
- 01 Gold, Bitcoin and $TRUMP can produce sharply different returns over the same period.
- 02 Bitcoin and $TRUMP carry substantially higher volatility than gold.
- 03 The comparison illustrates the importance of entry timing and asset-specific risk.
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Originally reported by roundtable.io
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