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A JPMorgan report suggested that some investors, such as family offices, have been allocating more funds into Bitcoin rather than gold in recent months. The analysts from the giant multinational investment bank also noted that the comparison between the two assets could propel a massive price increase for BTC.
Bitcoinâs Impressive Developments As Of Late
In its latest paper exploring Bitcoinâs price and fundamentals, the JPMorgan analysts listed several reasons why the primary cryptocurrency has skyrocketed in value in the past month and simultaneously attracted serious attention to itself.
Those include large companies purchasing sizeable quantities of BTC, PayPal enabling its customers to buy and sell several digital assets, and the massive growth of Grayscaleâs Bitcoin Trust.
As CryptoPotato reported, the leading digital asset manager, Grayscale Investments, has been registering consecutive best quarters. According to JPMorgan, the âascend of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust suggests that Bitcoin demand is not only driven by the younger cohorts of retail investors, i.e., millennials, but also institutional investors such as family offices and asset managers.â
âThese institutional investors appear to be the biggest investors in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, perhaps reflecting their preference to invest in Bitcoin in fund format.â
Institutional Investors Turn To BTC Instead Of Gold?
The paper highlighted that âwhat makes the October flow trajectory for the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust even more impressive is its contrast with the equivalent flow trajectory for gold ETFs, which overall saw modest outflows since mid-October.â
GBTC Vs. Gold ETFs Inflows Since Jan 2019. Source: JPMorgan
The analysts believe that this contrast supports the narrative that some investors who had previously allocated funds in gold ETFs, such as family offices, have founded Bitcoin as an alternative to the precious metal.
This could result in a substantial price surge for the primary cryptocurrency. If the asset continues to compete with gold as an âalternative currency,â its market capitalization âwould have to rise ten times from here to match the total private sector investments in gold via ETFs or bars and coins.â
Interestingly, popular TV host Max Keiser recently predicted a similar scenario, in which BTC will follow and eventually surpass gold. However, his price forecast was significantly more optimistic, as he saw a 40x-80x surge for Bitcoin.
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