💰🪙💎🎄🎁 What are precious metals and why are they so valuable?

Precious metals include gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and sometimes other rare metals. Their value is determined by several factors: their historical role as a store of value, their relative rarity in nature, widespread use in industry and jewelry, and the fact that they are not dependent on labor interest payments or government debt obligations. These metals are traditionally considered hedges against inflation and financial instability.

Record gold prices in 2025.
The year 2025 was historic for the precious metals market. Gold for the first time in history exceeded $4,500 per ounce, an unprecedented milestone, and its price increased significantly due to strong demand and macroeconomic factors.

Analysts from major banks forecast that gold could continue to rise even in 2026 — potentially surpassing $4,900–$5,000 if current global trends persist.

Silver, platinum, and palladium — powerful growth leaders.
In addition to gold, silver also hit historic highs, increasing significantly in 2025 due to supply shortages and strong investment demand.
Platinum and palladium demonstrate even more impressive growth — sometimes over 100–160 percent per year, making them significant players in the precious metals market.

The role of industrial metals — especially copper.
Metals classified as industrial, such as copper, also showed substantial growth. This is driven by demand for infrastructure, electrification, and green transition in manufacturing. The demand for copper and other base metals often serves as an indicator of economic growth and technological trends.

Global drivers of metal growth in 2025.
Factors contributing to the "metal rally" in 2025:
1. Economic uncertainty and inflation — investors seek safe assets.
2. Geopolitical tensions.
3. Expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026, reducing the attractiveness of debt instruments.
4. Central banks actively buying gold, diversifying reserves.

Precious metals vs. Bitcoin — who won in 2025?
In 2025, precious metals generally outperformed Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as investors sought stable assets amid uncertainty. Data shows that gold and other metals outpaced BTC in profitability, while the crypto market remained in consolidation or slight losses.

This does not mean Bitcoin immediately lost — but in the specific market cycle of 2025, metals played the role of a more reliable store of value.

Is a capital shift from gold to Bitcoin possible?
Some analysts believe there could be a rotation of investments from precious metals to cryptocurrencies if metal growth begins to slow or if investors seek higher risk appetite and potentially higher returns in BTC.

This scenario is possible but will depend on strong fundamental reasons: a recovery in risk appetite, new technological waves in crypto, or broader adoption of BTC as digital gold among institutions.

Synergy or competition?
Precious metals and Bitcoin are increasingly viewed as competing tools for preserving value, but they can also coexist in an investor’s portfolio:
• Metals — stability and long-term preservation.
• Bitcoin — volatility and potential high returns with significant risks.

So far, metals seem more attractive during periods of uncertainty, but in the future, some capital may shift to cryptocurrencies if market conditions change.

The year 2025 was pivotal for precious metals: gold, silver, platinum, and other metals hit new all-time highs, attracting investor attention as traditional "safe havens." Currently, they have outperformed Bitcoin in profitability, but some experts see potential for future capital redistribution if cryptocurrency markets recover. This reflects the current balance between safety and risk in global financial markets.

This material is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.

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