80% of Americans Favor Ditching Gold Reserves for Bitcoin—Survey Shocker
Move over, Fort Knox—the people want a digital vault. A bombshell new survey reveals 4 out of 5 Americans would prefer the U.S. Treasury swap its gold reserves for Bitcoin, signaling a seismic shift in trust from ancient shiny rocks to algorithmic scarcity.
Wall Street analysts clutch their pearls as Main Street votes with hypothetical wallets. ’Gold’s had a 5,000-year bull run—maybe it’s time for retirement,’ quipped one crypto trader, between sips of overpriced artisanal coffee.
The Fed hasn’t commented, but sources confirm their fax machine is jammed with angry missives from goldbugs. Meanwhile, Bitcoiners smirk—because nothing says ’monetary revolution’ like watching bankers try to explain memecoins at Thanksgiving dinner.
White House strategy could trigger massive Bitcoin accumulation
Bo Hines at the WHITE House has pushed for the Treasury Department to start investing in Bitcoin with funds from selling some gold. The plan could allow the government to buy up to 1 million BTC in the upcoming five years, massively increasing how much Bitcoin it holds.
To fund Bitcoin purchases, the government is planning to sell Federal Reserve gold certificates. The proposal is consistent with Senator Cynthia Lummis’ Bitcoin Act of 2025, which WOULD declare Bitcoin as a key strategic national resource.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had previously recommended that the U.S. match its gold holdings with Bitcoin holdings. BiTBO reports that the U.S. owns 8,133 tons of gold worth over $830 billion and about 207,189 BTC valued at $22 billion. The plan allows for more increase in digital assets in the country.
President Donald TRUMP has voiced his support and mentioned adopting Bitcoin as a strategy to make the U.S. a leader in digital finance. Many Republicans are endorsing digital asset policies, causing the federal atmosphere to adjust rapidly.
States, corporations, and banks signal growing Bitcoin adoption
There is increasing interest among companies to adopt Bitcoin. Recently, U.S. states have started adopting Bitcoin as part of their financial systems. Up to 5% of the state’s reserves can now be stored in Bitcoin and gold. Arizona is building a digital asset reserve using staking and token incentives, so it does not require funds from taxpayers.
Corporations are following suit. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is continuing to increase its holdings of Bitcoin. Japanese company Metaplanet has invested part of its reserves in BTC, making Bitcoin a significant balance sheet asset.
More banks are noticing the trend. According to JPMorgan analysts, Bitcoin is set to grow more rapidly than gold in 2025 because of new investors and important drivers. They reported that Bitcoin’s price has risen as gold’s price has fallen.
“In all, we expect the YTD zero sum game between gold and bitcoin to extend to the remainder of the year, but are biased towards crypto-specific catalysts creating more upside for bitcoin over gold into the second half of the year.”
JP Morgan
Bitcoin ETFs have received a lot of inflows, while gold ETFs such as SPDR Gold Trust have lost money since late April. According to JPMorgan’s Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the trend could persist for a while.
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