At that Dubai event, CZ used a gold bar to make all the gold believers there look foolish.

In front of the top names in the gold circle, he held up a gold bar and asked directly: "Can you prove this is real gold?" And the result? The whole room fell silent. These people who usually talk up gold to the skies collectively went speechless when faced with this most basic question.

CZ seized the moment to clarify two things: first, he has no business dealings with the Trump family; second, he won't be returning to a certain leading exchange to handle daily operations in the short term. However, he emphasized that his commitment to the BNB Chain ecosystem will not decrease, as this sector is growing rapidly.

When it comes to Bitcoin's investment returns, CZ's view is sharp—there are very few assets on the market that can outperform 99% of startup projects. The reason is simple: a fixed total supply of 21 million coins, while global demand continues to explode. Under such supply and demand dynamics, its long-term value is almost limitless.

The most exciting part came when CZ and gold diehard Peter Schiff were on stage together. Holding that gold bar, CZ asked again: "Is this really gold?" Schiff, one of the world's most prominent gold advocates, thought for a long time and finally squeezed out, "I can't say for sure."

The room instantly fell into an awkward silence. Can you imagine? Someone who has devoted his whole life to promoting gold couldn't verify its authenticity on the spot. The irony of the scene needs no further explanation.

According to the official statement from the London Bullion Market Association, the only reliable way to 100% confirm if gold is real is the fire assay method—you have to melt the gold to be sure. What does this mean? It means that before verification, the gold bars and coins in your hand are only "possibly real."

Now, look at Bitcoin. How long does it take to verify the authenticity of a Bitcoin transaction? A few seconds. No need for expert appraisal, no need to send it to a lab, no destructive testing. Relying on mathematical encryption and a transparent blockchain ledger, anyone in the world can verify it in real time. This system has operated for over a decade, with more than 300 million users globally, and every transaction is traceable and immutable.

Even more alarming is this data: 5% to 10% of the world’s physical gold is counterfeit. These fakes are mixed in with real gold—they could be lying in bank vaults, in your safe, or circulating in the market. And the only thing holders can do is choose to trust. Trust the seller, trust the institution, trust the certificate—all of this is based on "trust."

Bitcoin doesn’t need this trust game at all. It has a built-in verification mechanism; every block must be confirmed by the entire network, and the cost of fraud is prohibitively high. This isn’t about human promises, but the iron law of mathematics and computing power.

Gold’s current market cap is about $29 trillion, and the core logic supporting this number is "I believe it has value." Bitcoin’s market cap is about $1.8 trillion, and what supports it is "I can personally verify its value."

When even the staunchest gold supporters can’t instantly prove their gold is real, the issue is no longer just technical—it touches the very foundation of the concept of value storage. Which asset better suits the digital age: one that requires a "trusted intermediary" to verify authenticity, or one that is "self-proving"?

Will the market cap gap continue to widen? That depends on how quickly more people realize this core difference.