Gold and Bitcoin
Completed by Justin Bolfrey
October 19, 2025
6 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Analyze gold vs. bitcoin with data—scarcity, inflation, costs, custody, and portfolio impact.
Understand current price drivers—financialization, central-bank buying, de-dollarization, and reserve-currency politics.
Assess tail risks: bitcoin’s 51% and quantum threats; gold’s supply shocks from advanced extraction, recycling, and off-world sources.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Key Management
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Transaction Processing
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Financial Regulation
- Category: Portfolio Risk
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: Securities (Finance)
- Category: Cryptographic Protocols
- Category: Investments
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Financial Policy
