Key Points Both gold and Bitcoin are primarily stores of value, not currencies. Gold continues to rise due to heavy central bank buying. Bitcoin's price moves are much more volatile. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Gold and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) have been good investments this year, and both have outperformed the S&P 500 index year to date. Bitcoin is up about 17% so far in 2025. That beats the S&P 500 index, which is up about 14% year to date. But gold is crushing them ...