7min chapter

On The Brink with Castle Island cover image

Weekly Roundup 02/21/25 (Milei’s Libra scandal, physical gold chaos, are memecoins dead?) (EP.598)

On The Brink with Castle Island

CHAPTER

Gold vs. Bitcoin: A Market Showdown

This chapter explores the complexities and current disparities between gold futures and spot prices, alongside logistical challenges in trading physical gold. It juxtaposes gold with Bitcoin, considering Bitcoin's advantages in transferability and discussing the cultural shift away from gold among younger generations. The conversation also contemplates future gold sources, such as asteroid mining, and discusses strategic moves by companies like MicroStrategy to further embrace Bitcoin.

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