Date: 24th September 2025.
Gold Surges to Record High as Bitcoin Pulls Back.
Precious Metal Extends Lead Over ‘Digital Gold’
Gold, long regarded as the benchmark for ‘sound money,’ climbed 1% on Monday to another record high, lifting its 2025 gain to 43%. The metal now trades at $3,721 per ounce. The move came about an hour after Bitcoin (BTC) slid 3% in 24 hours to $112,000, trimming its year-to-date advance to 17%. The timing has sparked speculation that some profits from Bitcoin liquidations may have rotated into gold.
Although gold and Bitcoin are often compared as safe-haven assets, their price movements rarely align. This latest episode marks a sharper divergence, highlighting investors’ shifting risk appetite amid macroeconomic uncertainty.
Silver and Other Markets Show Strength
Gold is not alone in drawing fresh inflows. Silver jumped 1.5% to nearly $44, its third-highest price since 1975, bringing its 2025 gain to more than 50%. Since the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point rate cut on September 17, both gold and the S&P 500 have risen about 1%.
At the same time, US Treasury yields moved higher, with the 10-year note at 4.125% (up 2.5%) and the 30-year at 4.7% (up 2%). The dollar index (DXY) strengthened 1% to 97.5, a backdrop that typically pressures risk assets; Bitcoin has fallen more than 3.5% since the Fed’s decision..
Central Bank Buying Boosts Gold
‘Gold’s recent strength is largely underpinned by robust sovereign and central bank demand,’ said Farzam Ehsani, CEO and co-founder of crypto exchange VALR. Countries such as China and Russia have been aggressively accumulating gold as a ‘geopolitical buffer and a hedge against US dollar dominance,’ he noted.
By contrast, Bitcoin remains in ‘the early stages of institutional adoption,’ Ehsani added, leaving investors cautious about whether it can fully live up to its digital-gold narrative. Since last Thursday, the top cryptocurrency has dropped roughly 5% while gold has gained 5% and reached a new record high of $3,791.
ETF Inflows and Rate-Cut Dynamics
The 90-day change in ETF inflows underscores the divergence: gold attracted $18.5 billion as of September, compared with just under $10 billion for Bitcoin, according to BOLD Report data.
Historically, Bitcoin’s performance improves after the Fed starts cutting interest rates. Under these conditions, the cryptocurrency often plays catch-up and can outpace gold. ‘Gold tends to move first, with Bitcoin following one to two months later,’ said Ryan McMillin, CIO at crypto fund manager Merkle Tree Capital. As private, risk-tolerant capital flows in, Bitcoin typically outperforms, though its market capitalisation remains only about one-tenth the size of gold’s.
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Andria Pichidi
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