He criticized CNBC reports that refer to bitcoin as "digital gold," particularly as other cryptocurrencies experienced a marketwide surge. Schiff questioned whether all these tokens are considered digital versions of gold and dismissed them as modern-day versions of "fools' gold."
In contrast, Schiff asserted that the rally in gold prices was genuine. In a subsequent post, he emphasized that the gold pullback to the $2000-level was a result of natural profit-taking and speculative short positions entering the market.
Schiff's thesis posits that the rise in gold prices is linked to the anticipated crash of the U.S. dollar and the American economy. According to him, global powers are increasing their gold purchases as it is perceived as the "most viable alternative" to the U.S. currency.