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When Donald Trump took the oath of office back on January 20th this year, the investment narrative was largely led by one large prediction: an explosion in cryptocurrency prices based largely on favorable regulation (or deregulation).<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t only the crypto industry that was keeping its fingers crossed for a rally. Recall that Trump also promised to cut corporate tax rates to 15% from 21% for companies that make their product in America, to remove taxes on tips, to eliminate taxes on social security, to make car loans fully tax-deductible, and much more. All of this led to expectations of a booming US economy, with thriving small businesses driven by tax relief and government assistance.<\/p>\n

The reality, though? Well, nearly one year later, we have the numbers, and they tell a radically different story.<\/p>\n

Tracking a hypothetical $10,000 investment made on Inauguration Day 2025 across 12 major asset classes, the results reveal a considerable capital flight from speculative assets into traditional, tangible safe havens. What does this signal? To many \u2013 uncertainty.<\/p>\n

The Bottom Line: From Inauguration Day to Now<\/h2>\n

Below you will find the current value of a $10,000 investment made on January 20th, 2025, across a range of asset classes (and subcategories).<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a Supercycle, Alright<\/h2>\n

Indeed, we saw a supercycle, just not where most of the crypto industry was expecting it. Don\u2019t get me wrong, BTC painted multiple all-time highs, altcoins (or at least some of them) had their moment under the sun, but the year has undoubtedly been a lot different from what most of the analysts expected it would be.<\/p>\n

The rally didn\u2019t come from traditionally volatile and speculative assets, but rather from the exact opposite.<\/p>\n

The most striking trend of the post-inauguration period is, without a doubt, the dominance of precious and industrial metals. While most of the attention was focused on stock indices, silver delivered a staggering return of 134%. Mind you, some of the numbers might be different at the time you are reading this article because, well, precious metals are more or less acting like sh*tcoins right now.<\/p>\n

But what does this mean?<\/p>\n

Well, experts speculate about the parabolic price rises in precious and industrial metals. Some of them justify the increase with fundamentals such as increasing global uncertainty around the war between Russia and Ukraine, the tensions in the Middle East, the Trump-led policy of virtually slamming every country with tariffs, the demand for certain metals to produce graphic chips because of the booming AI sector, and much more. One report from the BBC recently explained<\/a> that the supply for silver (as the most dominant performer in the selected period) is expanding because of:<\/p>\n