
Gold and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) have proven neither holds the title of being a hedge against inflation this year.
Gold equities, gold (the commodity) and Bitcoin have all suffered sharp declines over the past months. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX) has declined 37% off its April 18 52-week high of $41.61, spot gold is down 16% from its March 8 all-time high of $2,075.14 and Bitcoin has plunged about 67% since reaching an all-time high of $69,000 on Nov. 10. 2021.