According to @_RichardTeng, silver demand is being driven by EVs, AI chips, and solar panels, reinforcing its role as a hedge against uncertainty and purchasing-power loss (source: @_RichardTeng on X, Dec 30, 2025). According to @_RichardTeng, Bitcoin (BTC) is characterized as the infrastructure of tomorrow's financial system and as harder money relative to silver (source: @_RichardTeng on X, Dec 30, 2025). According to @_RichardTeng, the post frames a comparative hedge narrative between silver and BTC that emphasizes BTC as the harder-money alternative for macro hedging (source: @_RichardTeng on X, Dec 30, 2025).