Silver big pump 145% vs Mainstream Token fall: Why are investors betting on commodity assets instead of Crypto Assets?

[Coin World] The market in the past two years has been quite interesting. The silver trust fund rose 145% in 2025, completely overshadowing Bitcoin and Ripple. Bitcoin fell by 6%, and Ripple fared worse, dropping directly by 9%. The gap seems significant.

Why is this the case? The key lies in the different sources of demand. Silver has two strong purchasing powers - one is investors seeking safe havens, and the other is the industrial demand for real silver. Fields like solar panels and electric vehicle batteries have an increasing appetite for silver, and the essential demand is right there.

What about cryptocurrencies? The current demand mainly comes from traders' fantasies about the future. Everyone is betting that institutional investors will flood into the market, but what is the reality? Regulatory policies are still playing a game of Tai Chi, and various ETF issuances have also been delayed. This uncertainty has directly undermined market confidence. In simple terms, silver has real production and consumption demand to support it, while cryptocurrencies are still relying on stories to survive. This is the fundamental difference between the two.

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SatsStackingvip
· 12-25 18:46
Silver has surged 145%, and we really can't hold back anymore. This is the real demand... Meanwhile, our crypto circle is still telling stories, while silver has already been integrated into solar panels.
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GasWranglervip
· 12-25 10:17
honestly the analysis here is demonstrably missing the actual data... if you analyze the mempool activity, crypto's utility throughput is mathematically superior to physical commodity markets, technically speaking. silver's just outperforming because institutions haven't optimized their entry positions yet. sub-optimal timing on their part, not a fundamental weakness in the asset class itself.
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AirdropChaservip
· 12-23 18:50
Silver is rising so fiercely? How did I miss out... By the way, this logic still seems a bit untenable, did we forget that wave of BTC at the beginning of last year? It's a bit early to start singing the blues about the crypto world now.
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ZkSnarkervip
· 12-23 18:30
well technically silver's got actual utility backing it up while we're out here huffing copium about "institutional adoption any day now"... imagine if our narrative had solar panels attached to it lol
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