I came across an interesting stat today: the estimated value of all the gold in the world is $7.5 trillion. Gold and bitcoin are often compared as stores of value with a limited supply. What if bitcoin became as widely accepted and highly valued as gold?

At the current market cap of $949 billion, bitcoin would have to multiply in value eight fold in order to equal the value of all gold reserves. Bitcoin’s price is already heady at over $50,000, up from under $9,000 a year ago. But this stat makes me think it may have more room to run. If it reached parity with gold, one bitcoin would be worth $400,000.

Bitcoin is much easier to store and exchange than gold. On the other hand, gold has a much longer track record as a store of value and also has some industrial uses.

I prefer cash flowing stocks, bonds and real estate to either one, but for someone like me who is used to dismissing cryptocurrencies, this information did give me pause.

For more on cryptocurrencies and financial markets, check out these posts:

• Bitcoin Is Worth More Than Double All US Gold Reserves
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• Bots Are Pumping GameStop And Dogecoin

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