Bitcoin now beats Gold by 2025 after New Highs at $123K

The key takeaways

• Bitcoin’s latest highs over $122,000 translate to a 29% gain year-todate, which surpasses gold’s 27%.

• BTC’s price rise is resolute as an ascending channel targets $125,000.

BitcoinBTC( ) has organized a “relentless rally” In the last 5 days hitting an all-time high above $122,000 On Monday. Bitcoin has risen by around 29% in the past year, placing it just ahead of gold which is up 27% since 2025.

The Bitcoin gold “are now the top-performing major assets so far in 2025,” Charlie Bilello, chief market strategist of Creative Planning. said Additions to a post made on X Sunday:

“We’ve never seen these two in the number one and number two spots for any calendar year.”

The top two performing assets in 2025 are gold (+28%), and bitcoin (+26%). This is the first time these two have ever been in the top/second spots of any calendar year. $GLD $BTC

Video: https://t.co/8pPyZehrH9 pic.twitter.com/XiQzuqf7q6

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) July 13, 2025

Bitcoin reaches 23-weeks high in comparison to gold

BTC against gold price has reached its highest level in 23 weeks, which was last seen Jan. 31. The monthly gain against BTC is now at a record high. “analog” store-of-value rival.

The price of bitcoin in gold increased to 36.54ounces Monday. This is a 25% increase since the 22nd June, as uncertainty over geopolitics and economy pushes unproductive assets up. 

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The gold and bitcoin are known as “unproductive assets” Because they don’t generate dividends or interest, like real estate or stocks. They rely solely on the price appreciation to produce returns.

BTC/XAU peaked in December 2025 at 41 and it is about 12% lower than this. 

“Since Thursday, $BTC made a new ATH in USD terms each day,” said In a post published on Monday, Glassnode market intelligence company highlighted the importance of X. fresh all-time highs hit Early morning.

“BTC is still shy of ATH in CHF and gold terms,” “The firm wrote:

“But vs. gold, it’s now at the highest level since early Feb – after outperforming consistently since June 22.”

Tuur Demeester is a Bitcoin researcher and an investor. told His followers “expect fireworks” Once BTC breaks decisively above the price per kilogram of gold (which is currently around $108,000).

Bitcoin has reached a new high level in terms of gold. We can expect fireworks if we break through the 1kg/BTC barrier. pic.twitter.com/TzabYVU8FN

— Tuur Demeester (@TuurDemeester) July 14, 2025

“Bitcoin’s relentless rally shows no signs of fatigue, surging past $122K as momentum accelerates,” Crypto trading company QCP Capital commented on BTC reaching new highs. 

According to the company’s Monday Telegram message, BTC prices are outperforming other cryptocurrencies due to strong institutional demand, as evidenced by over $2 billion worth of BTC trading in last week. net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs, A clear sign of increasing participation. 

“The market appears to have underestimated the strength of this parabolic move, driven by a decisive technical breakout and a sharp pickup in institutional demand.”

Bitcoin’s rising channel aims for $125,000

Data from reveals that the Bitcoin price traded at $121,600 in Monday’s trading, an increase of 3% within 24 hours. Cointelegraph Markets Pro The following are some examples of how to get started: TradingView. BTC’s pricing action led to an ascending parallel line on the hourly graph.

“$BTC channelling nicely, respecting the median as resistance, and now pushing for the upper boundary of the ascending parallel channel,” AlphaBTC is a popular Bitcoin analyst said In his most recent analysis of X.

Chart below: If BTC overcomes resistance on the middle border, then the next logical step would be to move towards the upper limit of the channel ($125,000).

The analyst also added that US CPI on Tuesday could propel BTC toward this target.

“Bitcoin 125K next.”

This heatmap for BTC/USDT shows that the liquidity is building up from just over $123,000 to about $125,000. data from CoinGlass. 

The price may also drop to collect the liquidity, before the trend resumes.

Cointelegraph reportedBitcoin’s breakout across multiple timeframes may unlock up to $130,000-$150,000 in the future.

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