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Gold prices hit an all-time high of $4,491 per ounce on Monday, according to Gold Price, as investors continue to seek safe-haven assets.&nbsp;Analysts pointed to rising geopolitical tensions and softer monetary policy as key drivers of the surge, reported CBS News.
“The metals trade has been strong all year, and particularly for gold,” Bret Kenwell, an investment and options analyst at eToro, told the outlet before adding, “As its fundamentals remain intact, gold digested its recent rally to all-time highs quite well.”
Gold has gained a whopping 71% since the beginning of the year, which is remarkable for an asset that rarely moves by much.
<h2 id="bitcoin-lags-far-behind">Bitcoin Lags Far Behind</h2>
Comparatively, Bitcoin is <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/this-year-has-been-a-drag-but-btc-is-still-up-over-400-since-cycle-low/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">down</a> 5.7% since the beginning of this year as the divergence has widened, and investors are cooling to crypto.
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 Bitcoin is the WORST performing asset this year.
 – Gold is up 65% – Silver is up 132%
 Both at their ATHs.
 While <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$BTC</a> is down 5%.
 BTC fair price is $155-215K now. Anything below is pure mispricing. <a href="https://t.co/a7fqNlKeik" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/a7fqNlKeik</a>
 — Rekt Fencer (@rektfencer) <a href="https://twitter.com/rektfencer/status/2003167653180195244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 22, 2025</a>
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However, analyst ‘Bull Theory’ pointed out that Bitcoin always lags gold prices but eventually catches up with the precious commodity, citing the 2017 and 2021 cycles.&nbsp;The same scenario is playing out this year with liquidity improving, Fed rate cuts, US Treasury buying T-bills, and global money supply at an all-time high.
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 “And the price action is matching the same pattern: Gold is already trending strongly. Bitcoin is still lagging,” they <a href="https://x.com/BullTheoryio/status/2003142281889714567" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a>.
 “Gold is highly overbought right now, so we can expect some weakness in the coming weeks, and we can finally see money rotation from gold to BTC.”
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To put it into perspective, the precious metal has added around $12 trillion in market capitalization this year alone, which is roughly seven times more than the entire Bitcoin market cap of $1.75 trillion, which has shrunk by around $100 billion since January 1.
<h2 id="is-2026-a-recovery-year">Is 2026 a Recovery Year?</h2>
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 “It’s baffling how many people are going to be caught offside next year. We have real OGs genuinely expecting a 9-month bear market, and the majority are listening,” <a href="https://x.com/Sykodelic_/status/2003210371063251290" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a> analyst ‘Sykodelic’ on Tuesday.
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Bitcoin has only pushed 70% above its previous peak so far this cycle, which isn’t even double, they added, echoing the solid fundamentals that other analysts have observed.
The asset had <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-suffers-worst-q4-since-2018-crash-with-near-22-plunge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">failed</a> to break above $90,000 on Monday, falling back to $87,500 in the Tuesday morning Asian trading session.
The post <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/gold-hits-record-high-as-2025-gains-exceed-bitcoins-total-market-cap-by-7x/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Gold Hits Record High as 2025 Gains Exceed Bitcoin’s Total Market Cap by 7x</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoPotato</a>.

Gold Hits Record High as 2025 Gains Exceed Bitcoin’s Total Market Cap by 7x

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