Spot gold surpassed $3,000 an ounce for the first time before retreating to $2,990. Gold futures for April delivery also ...

Bitcoin’s market cap stands at $1.87 trillion, while gold's market cap is approximately $19.9 trillion. For BTC to match gold, it would need to increase by around 965%, or 10.65x its current value.

that the [Lummis bill] relies on so much gold-plated hocus pocus,” Selgin wrote. “What better way to gain the public’s support for a plan that may only serve to pump bitcoin holders’ bags ...

While it’s possible to buy physical Bitcoins with a code imprinted on them to access an online crypto account, they’re only gold-plated.