Jack Mallers: Bitcoin beats gold by being both asset and network.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers drew a sharp distinction between Bitcoin and gold in a recent appearance, arguing that Bitcoin's edge isn't just scarcity — it's the combination of monetary asset and live settlement network in a single protocol. Gold can store value; it cannot move value natively at internet speed.

The framing reinforces a thesis gaining traction among long-term holders: that Bitcoin's network layer is the underappreciated half of its value proposition, one that gold — however time-tested — structurally cannot replicate.

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