By comparison,
the total gold supply worldwide last year topped 4,026 tonnes, according to numbers from the World Gold Council.
Not exact matches
Gold's
total supply is increasing by an average of less than 2 % annually, according to the World
Gold Council.
«This equates to roughly one - third of
gold's
total annual global mine
supply.
With most virtual currencies having a reliable issuance rate and a fixed
total supply, they are meant to be anti-inflationary, just like
gold (since a country can't decide to simply print more).
However, it is far more reasonable to assume that almost every ounce of
gold that leaves a publicly - reported inventory remains part of the
total supply.
While it's true that the
total accessible
supply of
gold keeps growing (although rather slowly as was mentioned earlier) the fact remains that
gold, like oil, is a non-renewable natural resource.
At first glance, with its fixed
supply (a
total of 21 million bitcoins will be created), it can appear as a
gold - like asset.