For the perpetual crypto skeptics, it’s a gleeful period indeed. Economic traditionalists, particularly those with heavy investment in the banking sector, have spent years trashing Bitcoin and the entourage of its wacky spin-offs.

The pro-crypto crowd is predictably shrugging-off the latest crash-and-burn, urging their peers to capitalise on low prices and “buy the dip”.

But as the die-hards rally, there’s another interesting trend emerging. A silly little thing called gold.

For years, a growing distrust of traditional economic systems has pushed investors toward assets outside government control. The scepticism intensified…