Prominent investor and the founder of Gold Bullion International, Dan Tapiero, has published a chart showing a drastic increase in gold trading activity in China. The source of this chart is Bloomberg. He believes that Bitcoin is likely to blossom in the United States.
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Gold trading activity surges in China
The chart reveals a massive surge in gold trading in Mainland China, reaching 20 million ounces at the start of 2024, which comprises a notable departure from the low trading volumes in 2016, 2017 and the years that followed until now. Back then, the trading volume barely reached 10 million ounces.
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This coincides with the data published in the recent World Gold Council's report, which indicates the continuation of the retail investment boom in gold in China. Specifically, this report says that in Q1, 2024, the demand for gold in the second-largest global economy could be estimated as 336 tons (down 36% year-over-year). Still, the gold price spike drove a boom in gold investment demand even though the jewelry demand became weaker. Besides, Chinese gold ETFs saw strong inflows in 2024, and they had a great impact on gold trading activity in the country.
At the start of 2025, the demand for gold surged in the U.S. and the rest of the world due to the economic uncertainty caused by the actions of newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump — mostly trade tariffs. The U.S. raised tariffs the highest against Chinese products — 145% — and the latter did likewise. In early April, gold reached its second consecutive all-time high this year, hitting $3,500 per ounce.
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Dan Tapiero shares his Bitcoin take on this
Renowned investor and financial market expert Tapiero offered his view on this situation about “digital gold” Bitcoin. He said that it was “clear who bought all the gold.” The investor explained this by pointing out that Bitcoin has been banned in China since 2021, and investors cannot legally own it. Therefore, gold is the only liquid store of value that is left for the Chinese to own.
It's clear who bought all the gold.
Bitcoin banned in Mainland China, so no other liquid store of value.
How early is it for btc?
2nd largest country in world can't even own it legally.
Europe is hostile to it.
Only one beacon of freedom..
US-crypto capital of the world. pic.twitter.com/05EB1GsfDm
Tapiero believes that this could mean Bitcoin is still at a very early stage because of the situation in China and Europe (which is also hostile toward BTC, he stresses). This makes the U.S. “only one beacon of freedom” and the “crypto capital of the world.”
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