Gold tends to go up with inflation, but down with everything else in minor and financial panics - just look at the beginning of covid, or Sept 2008. And you don't need the gold bars in your vault when markets are relatively functional. This seems to be more a case of some preparedness against real extremes, like war with China, USD collapse, etc.
Palantir Buys Gold Bars as Hedge Against ‘Black Swan Event’
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