Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's "Mad Money," favors gold over Bitcoin (BTC) as a hedge within an investment portfolio, according to a COINOTAG report published on October 21, 2026. A hedge, in portfolio terms, is an asset held to offset potential losses elsewhere in a portfolio — a role that has kept the gold-versus-Bitcoin comparison a recurring point of debate among investors.

In an update issued at 13:14 UTC, COINOTAG stated that the reasoning behind the short list "has now been spelled out, and it leans on market standing rather than price." As described, that framing points to each asset's established market role rather than to any price outlook.

Cramer is a former hedge fund manager who has hosted "Mad Money" on CNBC since 2005 and is among the most closely watched commentators on U.S. financial television, with his market calls followed by a broad retail audience.

Gold has traditionally served as a safe-haven asset and store of value, and central banks around the world hold it as part of their official reserves. Bitcoin, launched in 2009, is often described as "digital gold" because its protocol caps total supply at 21 million coins — a scarcity feature that proponents have long compared with the finite supply of the precious metal. That parallel has made the two assets frequent alternatives in hedging discussions, with gold's long-standing monetary role on one side and Bitcoin's programmatically fixed supply on the other.

This report was first published by COINOTAG: https://en.coinotag.com/jim-cramer-gold-over-bitcoin-btc-mad-money