A five-year comparison of Bitcoin, gold and India’s Nifty 50 gives gold the largest rise in available records, while differing reference dates limit a direct ranking.
LiveMint reported that Bitcoin gained 183%, from about $29,000 in October 2021 to about $82,600 in October 2026. CoinMarketCap’s historical snapshot lists Bitcoin (BTC) at $60,692.26 on Oct. 22, 2021, and its daily record shows $81,517.38 at 00:00 UTC Oct. 22, 2026. Those observations imply an indicative gain of 34.3%. CoinMarketCap does not give a cutoff time for its 2021 snapshot, so the endpoints are not precisely matched.
The World Gold Council put gold at $1,786 per troy ounce in October 2021 and $4,176 at the end of September 2026. The increase between those monthly reference points is 133.8%, but it is not an exact Oct. 22-to-Oct. 22 return.
The Nifty 50 closed at 18,114.90 on Oct. 22, 2021, according to The Times of India; Moneycontrol recorded 22,687.65 at the Oct. 22, 2026, close. The change between those index levels is 25.2%. NSE Indices distinguishes the price-only index from a total-return measure that adds constituent dividends and counts them as reinvested. The Nifty is measured in points, unlike the dollar prices for Bitcoin and gold, and an investor’s result in another currency would depend on conversion.
The World Gold Council cited higher U.S. Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and lower futures positioning as pressures on gold during September, despite inflows to gold exchange-traded funds. Daniel Munday, principal analyst at VT Markets, told LiveMint, “I would not pick one. The same two forces drive all three: yields and the Fed.”
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says disclosures for crypto asset exchange-traded products may address price swings, broader volatility across crypto markets and legal or regulatory risks. The Federal Reserve’s calendar lists the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting for Oct. 27-28.
