I see .. but I am talking gold's appreciation from five thousand years back to 1971 .. and then from 1971 to date .. despite government controls, seizures , anti sumggling , KYC ..all ..
Gold appreciated more from 1971 todate .. as soon as it was formally depegged from currency ..
The idea is .. to be relevant .. you don't need to be or closely attached to the payment system.
On the opposite side .. such alignments ..weather regulated or Free .. invariably undermine asset valuation..