One thing to watch out for with digital gold and silver is manipulation. You can create an unlimited supply of paper/digital gold and silver, but not so much with the real stuff...
Just look up Rehypothecation: https://kinesis.money/live-from-the-vault/rehypothecated-gold-hell/
There may be manipulation but this is a precious metal and people prefer as one of the safest options from decades even when bitcoin was not born