Bitcoin ETFs Could Triple Gold Counterparts as Asset Matures: Expert

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETFs Could Triple Gold Counterparts as Asset Matures: Expert Bitcoin exchange-traded funds could be three times bigger than their gold counterparts as younger investors grow up, an ETF expert has said.  Speaking to Bitcoin Magazine TV on Thursday, Bloomberg senior ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, said that while bitcoin’s price is currently volatile, things would change in the future.  Bitcoin ETFs debuted in 2024 after a decade of denials from the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission.

The ETFs had the most successful launch in the history of the products and currently manage nearly $100 billion in assets, according to Coinglass data.  JUST IN: Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas says Bitcoin ETFs will ultimately triple gold "I think as the younger investors get more money and grow up with Bitcoin as their store of value, I do believe that Bitcoin ETFs will triple gold in assets." pic.twitter.com/GU3lp3KIuf— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) September 17, 2026 “I do believe the Bitcoin ETFs will triple gold in assets,” said Balchunas.  “I always say Bitcoin is like gold as a teenager — you know, gold is 5,000 years old, it was mentioned 450 times in the Bible.

I mean that’s old, and Bitcoin is 17 years old.”  Balchunas went on to say that younger generations could end up being drawn to Bitcoin as...