Hal Finney’s Prediction on Gold Echoes Bitcoin’s Potential

The recent surge in gold prices has rekindled discussions about the future of this traditional asset, prompting renewed interest in a past commentary by Hal Finney. This early Bitcoin pioneer and likely candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto, made a bold prediction regarding gold 25 years ago. In his assessment from 2000, he described gold as ‘just a piece of yellow metal’ while arguing that nanotechnology would enable the extraction of gold from seawater in the future, suggesting no serious investment in this mineral was warranted in the long term.