seems the gold days are gone

Yes, indeed, Bitcoin faucets are things of the past as finding one can just be a futile exercise. I am sure you remember those early years of Bitcoin when it would so easy to get as many BTC as you can just using effort and time...well not anymore as the value of the coin has already skyrocketed and people realizing how valuable it can be into the future. Bitcoin is now worth a lot, lot more than real gold hence we can see its price going up, up and away...am sure that 2024 will even be better.