Coinbase Executive Says Investors Looking at Bitcoin (BTC) After Missing the Boat on Gold Rally

A top Coinbase executive says that investors who missed out on gold’s massive rally may start flooding into Bitcoin (BTC).

In a new interview on CNBC Squawk Box, John D’Agostino, Coinbase’s head of institutional strategy, says Bitcoin is an attractive asset for investors looking for a gold alternative as a hedge against inflation.

“I spoke to a couple of traders who said if you believe these conditions, these de-dollarization conditions are going to persist, you’re looking at gold obviously first and foremost. But maybe you missed out on that trade. You’re looking at that rally and saying I missed the boat on that. So what other assets could participate in that market panic long-term inflation hedge?

When you do the work, there’s a very short list of assets that mirror the characteristics of gold. Bitcoin is on that short list. In addition to the four characteristics I mentioned [scarcity, immutability, non-sovereign asset, portability], it’s mining scarcity, it’s mining difficulty gets harder over time.”

He also says that investor analysis shows Bitcoin is a top-performing asset during market turmoil and inflationary conditions.

“I know a couple of the best commodity traders in the world, and five, six years ago they thought inflation was going to persist and be an issue. And there’s no perfect inflation hedge. We all know that. Because nothing’s perfect. So they created a basket. So they looked at hundreds of different assets and said what’s the best possible basket of commodities, real estate holdings, US Treasuries, what does that look like over the next 10 years to be the better inflation hedge just holding a single asset. In every single one of their analysis, Bitcoin was top five. So, again, nothing’s perfect, but as a basket for to protect against market panic and inflation hedge Bitcoin and gold go side-by-side.”

Bitcoin is trading for $93,146 at time of writing, up 2.6% in the last 24 hours.