Looking at the numbers tells quite a story. Had you placed $1,000 into each asset at the beginning of 2025, here's where you'd stand:

Traditional commodities delivered solid gains—gold climbed to $1,650, silver surged to $2,300, copper grew to $1,350, and platinum reached $2,300. Not bad.

But crypto? Bitcoin hit $940 and Ethereum $880, along with Solana at $650. The 2025 returns look modest by comparison.

Now rewind to January 2015. Same $1,000 investment. Same assets. Completely different outcome.

Bitcoin? You'd be sitting on $285,000. Ethereum? A staggering $4,053,000. Even silver, the quiet performer, delivered $4,588. Gold's growth pales against the crypto explosion.

The contrast is jarring. A decade ago, early crypto adoption meant exponential wealth creation—numbers that dwarf traditional commodity returns. Today's market reflects maturity: smaller percentage gains, but still outpacing conventional assets when you zoom out. The trajectory matters more than any single year.