Don’t give up on precious metals just yet. As large organizations are trying to manipulate Cryptocurrencies, they have been manipulating the precious metals market for years. However, as tools to manage these markets become more limited, prices will catch a bid. Specifically, there continues to be signs of inflation which would bring more interest to the markets. Also, the amount of debt issues by governments and the amounts on central bank balance sheets are unsustainable so this will lead to massive devaluations of fiat currencies which will also help precious metals (and cryptos). Gold has been seen as a store of value and medium of payment for 5,000 so it would end soon.