2025 has been a banner year for hard money: gold and its digital counterpart, Bitcoin.

When the going gets hard, hard money doesn’t just get going, it pulls the world’s wealth along with it.

For the first time in history, gold and Bitcoin sit together at the top of the annual asset class performance rankings.

This isn’t just a market anomaly; it’s a quiet confession.

Confidence in fiat is fraying at the edges, and the world is beginning to chart its exits; some through ancient metal, others through incorruptible code.