Bitcoin's Issuance Rate Drops Below Gold's After Recent Halving: Glassnode

Bitcoin's BTC/USD fourth halving event may have resulted in the digital asset decisively surpassing gold in terms of issuance scarcity, according to Glassnode analysts. "The fourth halving marks a significant milestone in the comparison of bitcoin to Gold, as for the first time in history, bitcoin's steady-state issuance rate (0.83%) becomes lower than Gold ( around 2.3%), marking a historic handover in the title of scarcest asset" Glassnode analysts said.

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