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Pick any investor who watchedDonald Trumpwalk back into the White House on January 20, 2025 and decided to put money into the three most talked-about assets surrounding that moment.
Bitcoin, the asset Trump had openly embraced.
Gold, the safe haven that has anchored portfolios for centuries.
And the TRUMP memecoin, the token bearing the president's name that had launched three days earlier and was alreadybeing called thetrade of the inauguration.
Here is what $1,000 in each one looks like today, August 4, 2026.
Related: Billionaire reveals 'worst thing' to ever happen to Bitcoin Bitcoin opened inauguration day at approximately $102,000.
A $1,000 investment bought roughly 0.0098 BTC.
Today, with Bitcoin trading near $62,000,that position isworth approximately $607, a loss of 40%.
Trump entered office as the most openly crypto-friendly president in American history.
He signed an Executive Order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
And Bitcoin still lost 40% of its value on his watch.
What makes the Bitcoin loss particularly striking is the context surrounding it.
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