Bitcoin (BitcoinThe Wharton Finance Professor said that the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency has replaced gold as an inflation hedge for young investors.

Gold’s performance in 2021 is “disappointing”, Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel Say In the CNBC Squawk Box interview on Friday.

On the other hand, Siegel believes that BTC is increasingly becoming an inflation hedging tool for young investors:

“Let’s face the fact that I think Bitcoin as an inflation hedging tool in the minds of many young investors has replaced gold. Digital coins are the new gold for millennials. I think the story of gold is that the younger generation sees Bitcoin as The fact that it is a substitute.”

Siegel also reminded that the older generation had witnessed the surge in gold during the inflation of the 1970s. “This time, it is not welcome,” he added.

Gold has traditionally emerged as an asset class that provides a hedge against inflation, but it has failed to meet investor expectations in 2021. record This was the worst year since 2015, falling by about 5% to close at $1,800. Although prices fluctuate significantly during 2021, BTC surged by about 70% By the end of 2021.

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Several well-known global investors support BTC instead of gold in 2021, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban thinks Bitcoin October 2021 is “better than gold”. Barry Sternlicht, the co-founder of Starwood Capital Group, also stated that gold is actually “worthless” and that he holds BTC because every government is printing a large amount of currency.

However, despite the fact that BTC has become an increasingly popular gold asset, many financial and crypto experts believe that Not yet proven inflation hedge status.