A coup has been pulled off at Cern that is reminiscent of the dreams of the alchemists. However, this increases the importance of cryptocurrencies.
At the European Nuclear Research Center Cern in Geneva, a long-awaited dream of mankind has come true.
Novel mechanism
In a particle accelerator, scientists have succeeded in producing small amounts of gold from lead, the world-famous research facility announced in a scientific article in the “Physical Review Journals”.
According to the article, the collision of lead nuclei in the LCR particle accelerator at almost the speed of light resulted in the conversion of lead into gold using a novel mechanism.
Analogy to laboratory diamonds
Although the total quantity was very small, Cern immediately dampened hopes of mass production.
However, the experiment to remove protons makes it clear that the yellow precious metal can ultimately be produced artificially.
This development is increasingly reminiscent of laboratory diamonds, which have led to a gigantic drop in the price of natural diamonds, as muula.ch recently reported, because they can now be produced in ever larger quantities.
If gold is no longer so scarce and the supply can be expanded in the laboratory, a price collapse is also likely to be imminent.
The effect of sustainability, which is repeatedly criticized, particularly in the case of blood diamonds and hard work in gold mines, is also likely to be achieved almost automatically with the artificial production of gold.
Alternative store of value
However, cryptocurrencies are attracting particular attention due to the production of gold in the laboratory.
It is well known that Bitcoin only has a maximum supply of around 21 million units. This cannot be expanded even by science.
Limited currencies on blockchains around Bitcoin, Ethereum & Co. could therefore become alternative places to store value in future and knock precious metals such as gold, silver & Co. off their pedestals.
People hold the ultimate decision
It used to be deemed magic to produce gold – nowadays it’s pure physics.
With the artificial production of gold, however, a centuries-old symbol of stability is suddenly up for grabs.
But the question of what is valuable is still defined by the people themselves.
31.05.2025/kut./ena.
