Better Buy: Bitcoin vs. Gold

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) may be up 30% this year, but gold is up 50%. That's simply not supposed to happen. In most years, Bitcoin has trounced the performance of gold.

So what's going on here? Is it time to double down on Bitcoin, with the expectation of catch-up gains later this year? Or is it time to run for the hills and put your faith in gold bullion? Let's take a closer look.

If you zoom out and take a long-term perspective, it's easy to pick a winner. According to data from , Bitcoin has been the top-performing asset class in the world in 9 of the past 12 years -- often by a wide margin.

Source Fool.com