Gold has quietly pulled off a rare feat in 2025, beating Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) returns in the first half of the year by a double-digit margin.
As of July 1, gold is up 26% year-to-date, marking its best half-year performance since 2007. Bitcoin has gained 13% over the same period.
Since Bitcoin’s inception in 2009, gold has only outperformed it in three calendar years: 2014, 2018 and 2022.
While each of those years saw triple-digit relative outperformance—125%, 285% and 178%—those gains came from steep Bitcoin selloffs, not explosive gold rallies.
With a 13% edge halfway through the year, could 2025 become the fourth year where gold decisively beats the world’s top digital asset?
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