Real estate investor Grant Cardone reignited the Bitcoin vs. gold debate after posting a poll on X. He asked users to imagine receiving $100,000 for one rule. The entire amount must be invested in Bitcoin, gold, or silver and held until December 19, 2028.
You will be given $100,000, but one of the conditions of that gift is that you must invest the entire amount in either Bitcoin, Gold, or Silver and hold it until December 19, 2028. Which one would you like to buy?
— Grant Cardone (@GrantCardone) December 19, 2025
The response was clear. 69% of voters chose Bitcoin, compared to 17.7% for gold and 13.3% for silver. Cardone said the results showed that retail investors preferred Bitcoin by nearly four times, raising questions about why gold and silver continue to outperform the market.
However, one analyst responded by writing, “This is because X has an audience that is heavily biased towards cryptocurrencies. If you did the same survey outside of X, you would find the numbers to be very different.”
Peter Schiff launches rival poll
Shortly after, Bitcoin critic and gold supporter Peter Schiff conducted a similar poll, with Bitcoin again leading the vote.
In Schiff’s poll, 60.6% chose Bitcoin, compared to 21.9% for gold and 17.5% for silver. Cardone pointed out that even when gold and silver are combined, their total share is still below Bitcoin’s share.
Mr. Cardone explains his investment philosophy
As the debate heated up, Cardon clarified that he was not a Bitcoin-only investor. He said he focuses primarily on real estate and has $5.3 billion in assets under management.
According to Cardone, Bitcoin was added to the portfolio to create a new asset class and provide broader exposure. He said he would never include gold and silver as they behave similarly to real estate but are much more abundant.
Schiff questions the role of Bitcoin
Schiff countered that investors could easily buy Bitcoin themselves without having to bundle it with investment products. He also claimed that Bitcoin has underperformed gold for the past four years, and said that Bitcoin’s strongest phase has already passed.
“I don’t think it’s worth including Bitcoin in your products when investors can easily buy it themselves if they want,” he said.
Performance data favors gold
The discussion comes as gold has hit an all-time high of $4,383, while Bitcoin remains trading sideways below $90,000.
The debate intensified after users asked the AI tool Grok to check the data. Based on closing prices, Bitcoin rose about 83% between December 2021 and December 2025, while gold rose about 142% over the same period.
This supports Schiff’s contention that despite Bitcoin’s popularity, gold has provided greater returns these days.
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