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About the Course

Gold and Bitcoin demystifies two monetary assets with data. You’ll learn how bitcoin works—blockchains, hashing, mining, keys, and transactions—and why decentralization matters. Then we compare gold and bitcoin where they are similar—scarcity, low inflation, high production cost, and absent cash flows—and where they diverge: custody, divisibility, auditability, settlement, censorship resistance, volatility, market size, and institutional adoption. We connect market structure to portfolio design, showing when each asset helps during equity drawdowns or inflation shocks. You’ll also understand today’s price drivers: financialization (ETFs, tokenized gold), central-bank accumulation, de-dollarization, and reserve-currency politics, plus a policy wildcard—potential Basel III treatment of gold as a high-quality liquid asset. Finally, we confront tail risks: bitcoin’s 51% and quantum threats and gold’s technological supply shocks (advanced extraction, modern alchemy, and off-world sources). Throughout, we use the golden-constant and Golden Dilemma frameworks to anchor valuation and build scenarios. Leave with clear, evidence-based answers and practical allocation tools you can apply immediately....

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By Yasmin W

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Jan 17, 2026

This is easily the best course I've ever done! The topic is incredibly interesting and perfectly explained by Professor Campbell R. Harvey. I'm someone who gets distracted all the time but I watched his lectures almost without a break and absolutely loved how the material was presented. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! For me this course is 100/5. My only complaint that it was too short and I finished it too quickly! :)

By Shahpour T

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Nov 15, 2025

exceptional materials from one of the leading figures in this field. Dr. Harvey always presents materials wholistically and makes evidence-based and well-grounded arguments. Highly recommend taking his courses.

By Ahmed A

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Jan 17, 2026

gave a high level understanding of bitcoin and blockchain technology

By Alberto M

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Dec 21, 2025

Great Course on Gold and Bitcoin