Date of approvals
- Gold
- On 1 November 2004: Gold surged 350% after first ETF approval. (https://finbold.com/gold-surged-350-after-first-etf-approval-could-bitcoin-do-the-same/)
- Bitcoin
- On 10 January 2024: Statement on the Approval of Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products (https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-spot-bitcoin-011023)
So far, the new capital is big and Bitcoin Spot ETFs are nearly half of Gold ETFs, just after a little bit more than 1 month of trading. Gold ETFs need 20 years, since 2004 to get only 2 times of Bitcoin Spot ETFs.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHWko-eWwAABWlj?format=jpg&name=900x900) (https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1762495958502535223)
Let's see how Gold performed after a first Gold ETF approval.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/KeZUvd-2RPMapHB9NeZIQcWpmrU6GaD6KQF3QMxI27R_-s0WaHXORny4RAB4BmKAWzismGodz3koQgX-p0_SLRdtdaZgrqvyo0KG0iINXPTmEP9eQDxsZpX5PmeKdzyKTGW4Vam2oT5J5-4rPNAP1Pk)
What do you think?
The naive comparison above shows that Bitcoin will reach $135,000 it if repeats what gold did. In my view, Bitcoin Spot ETFs are performing far better than Gold ETFs. How about their impacts on Bitcoin price?