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That event in Dubai was absolutely explosive.

The founder of a certain exchange held a gold bar and publicly questioned gold die-hard Peter Schiff: "Is this real gold?" The entire audience held their breath, and after a long pause, the world’s most hardcore gold believer managed to squeeze out three words—"I don't know." The air instantly froze. Even the guardian of gold couldn't recognize real gold—now that's some next-level irony.

Back to the heavyweight statements at the scene. This big shot made it clear: connections with the Trump family? None. Plans to return to the daily operations of the exchange in the short term? No plans for now. But he quickly shifted gears, emphasizing that ecosystem development has never stopped, and the BNB chain is still growing rapidly. Even more striking was his bold claim: Bitcoin’s long-term returns can outperform 99% of startup projects, for a simple and blunt reason—its supply is capped at 21 million, while global demand is soaring. This kind of scarcity has no rivals.

Back to that gold bar. The London Bullion Market Association has already laid it out: want to verify gold 100%? There’s only one way—"the fire assay," melt it down to know if it's real. But Bitcoin? Verification takes seconds! No experts, no labs needed—just math and a cryptographically public ledger. Three hundred million people worldwide can audit it at any time, every transaction is transparent on-chain. Counterfeiting? Not a chance.

Here comes the most brutal data: among all physical gold globally, 5% to 10% is fake. Whether it’s in a vault or in your hand, you’re gambling on "trust." BTC? Doesn’t need to trust anyone at all—it has built-in anti-counterfeit genes, with a new block self-verifying every ten minutes, giving maximum security.

Gold’s $29 trillion market cap relies on "trust me"; Bitcoin’s $1.8 trillion market cap relies on "see for yourself." When even the most devoted gold supporter can’t tell real from fake, how can traditional assets that can’t even prove their own legitimacy compete with digital assets that can be self-verified at any moment?

This wasn’t a clash of opinions; it was a dimensionality-reducing blow from digital assets to the old world. The real question isn’t "Does Bitcoin deserve to be called money," but rather, "Has gold ever really been a verifiable currency?" The standard for hard currency in the digital age is being completely rewritten.