JPMorgan analysts say Bitcoin is displacing gold as the go-to debasement trade, pointing to a third consecutive month of net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs while gold ETFs continue to bleed capital. The divergence marks a meaningful shift in how institutional allocators are positioning against currency debasement risk.
The trend carries weight precisely because it comes from JPMorgan — one of the largest traditional finance institutions — and reflects sustained, not episodic, rotation. Three straight months of BTC ETF inflows alongside gold ETF outflows suggests the reallocation is structural rather than a short-term tactical bet.
For Bitcoin, the framing matters as much as the flows: being named the preferred debasement hedge by a major Wall Street bank cements its role in institutional portfolios at a time when macro uncertainty around fiat currencies remains elevated.
CoinTelegraph