The scarcity of gold is about to change. #Bitcoin.
Really, it's a race to develop space mining tech, the cost to orbit is already becoming feasible.
References:
[1] $500-$1000 per kg to LEO
[2] cost to LEO chart
[3] Starship $10/kg to LEO
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