Peter Schiff: "I May Have Influenced More People To Buy Bitcoin Than People Who Advocate Bitcoin" | Markets Outlook

Gold's outlook for 2026 with SchiffGold Founder Peter Schiff.

Euro Pacific Asset Management Chief Economist Peter Schiff has been named to CoinDesk’s 50 Most Influential list. In this interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie, the SchiffGold founder reflects on gold's record highs, and shares his skepticism of bitcoin, asserting that the cryptocurrency lacks the properties of sound money. He also predicts the collapse of Strategy’s business model and unveils his own pivot to the blockchain: a new tokenized gold product.

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For more, check out CoinDesk’s 50 Most Influential article on Peter Schiff: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/16/most-influential-peter-schiff. 

To see the full list, visit: https://www.coindesk.com/most-influential-2025.

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Timecodes: 

01:14 - Peter Schiff: The Unlikely Bitcoin Influencer

04:44 - Key Moments that Drove Gold to a Record High

06:23 - Where is Gold Headed in 2026? 

10:33 - Why Scarcity Doesn't Make Bitcoin Sound Money

13:23 - The Myth of Government & Central Bank BTC Adoption

15:29 - Peter Warns About the Vulnerability of Bitcoin ETFs and Predicts Strategy’s Collapse

18:56 - Peter Continues to Challenge Michael Saylor to a Debate

20:18 - The Tokenized Gold Future

23:24 - Peter’s Reaction to CZ’s Comments on Tokenized Gold

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.