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If you invested $1,000 in gold & Bitcoin 10 years ago, here's how much money you'd have today

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Sep 9, 2026 5:10 PM

Gold is failing as a wealth builder. Over the last decade, a $1,000 investment in gold grew to just $3,313, while the same stake in Bitcoin exploded to $126,000. Despite Bitcoin’s 70% drawdowns, it still returned 38 times more than gold, turning pocket change into a fortune while gold barely tripled. If the goal is actual growth, holding gold is a losing strategy compared to the 12,000% gains of Bitcoin. Is there any logical reason to stay in gold anymore?
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A decade can transform an investment. On September 9, 2016, gold was grinding through a quiet recovery while Bitcoin was still a niche digital asset trading in the low hundreds of dollars.
www.thestreet.comIf you invested $1,000 in gold & Bitcoin 10 years ago, here's how much money you'd have todayA decade can transform an investment. On September 9, 2016, gold was grinding through a quiet recovery while Bitcoin was still a niche digital asset trading in the low hundreds of dollars.
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