Bitcoin at $100K? Here’s What I’m Doing About It
Why I hold both gold and Bitcoin—and what they really protect me from
Back in 2013, if you told me I’d one day own both gold and Bitcoin in my portfolio, I’d have laughed.
But here we are.
Gold is near all-time highs.
Bitcoin crossed $100K.
And investors are scrambling to figure out: Do I buy now or wait? Is this another bubble?
Let me give it to you straight:
This isn’t about “number go up.”
This is about “system go sideways.”
Why People Get Gold and Bitcoin Wrong
These two assets get lumped into the same bucket—“alternative stores of value.”
But they’re very different tools for very different problems.
🟡 Gold is about preservation
It has 5,000 years of history. It doesn’t yield. It doesn’t default.
It just sits there… and protects.
You don’t buy gold to make money. You buy gold so your money doesn’t disappear in a fire.
🟠 Bitcoin is about permissionless sovereignty
It’s not just digital gold. It’s an exit hatch from:
Currency debasement
Capital controls
Centralized monetary experiments
Bitcoin is not a hedge against volatility.
It’s a hedge against the system breaking.
What I See Happening Right Now
We’re watching a slow-motion trust collapse.
Central banks are boxed in by debt
Governments are printing to patch structural deficits
Geopolitical tensions are turning the dollar into a weapon
Investors aren’t dumb. They see it.
That’s why:
Gold is rallying even with high real rates (which “shouldn’t” happen)
Bitcoin broke $100K despite regulatory drama and ETFs “ruining” decentralization
Private credit, farmland, art, and other non-correlated assets are attracting real capital
My Allocation (And Why)
I don’t YOLO into crypto. I don’t hoard gold bars either.
Here’s how I approach it:
10–40% of my portfolio is in “alternative money” assets.
0-10% split between Bitcoin and Ethereum
10-30% in gold (physical and ETFs)
Optional: A few asymmetric bets in infrastructure or alternative yield
This portion is not about alpha.
It’s about insurance—against the very real risk that the fiat system, central banks, or political willpower fail us.
How to Think Like a Fearless Investor
Stop asking:
“Will gold beat the S&P?”
“Will Bitcoin crash again?”
Start asking:
✅ What is my portfolio protecting me from?
✅ Am I diversified across systems—not just sectors?
✅ If fiat fails, what do I own that survives?
Because if the past few years have taught us anything, it’s this:
You can’t diversify your portfolio if you don’t diversify your worldview.
Final Thought
You don’t have to go all in on Bitcoin.
You don’t have to love gold.
But if you’re still 100% reliant on fiat assets and centralized financial infrastructure…
…you’re not diversified.
You’re just optimistic.
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