Bitcoin Trails Gold in 2025 but Dominates Long-Term Returns Across Major Asset Classes
Main Idea
Bitcoin trails gold in 2025 year-to-date performance but significantly outperforms gold and other major asset classes in long-term cumulative and annualized returns since 2011.
Key Points
1. Bitcoin is up 25.2% year-to-date in 2025, second only to gold's 29% gain.
2. Since 2011, bitcoin's total return has exceeded gold's by over 308,000 times.
3. Bitcoin's annualized gain since 2011 is 141.7%, far outpacing gold's 5.7% and other major equity and real estate indexes.
4. Gold's cumulative return since 2011 is 126%, trailing equity benchmarks like the Nasdaq 100 (1101%) and U.S. large caps (559%).
5. Bitcoin's long-term performance highlights its dominance as an asset class compared to traditional investments like gold and equities.
Description
Bitcoin slipped 0.11% in the past 24 hours to $116,702, according to CoinDesk Data, but remains up 25% year to date, second only to gold’s 29% gain among major asset classes, according to data shared by financial strategist Charlie Bilello on X. 2025 Performance so far As of Aug. 8, bitcoin’s 25% year-to-date return ranked behind only gold’s 29.3% advance. Other major asset classes have posted more modest gains, with emerging market stocks (VWO) up 15.6%, the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) up 12.7% and U.S. l...
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