For an individual who does not earn so much, bitcoin offers an opportunity to invest. With any little amount that you have, there is an opportunity for you invest strategically from it through methods like the DCA, which if you do very well, you will still benefit. Investing in gold can be a bit difficult, because you may require a lot of money to invest and will need to store the physical gold when acquired.  Investing in both of them can be good too if you can actually accommodate the risk involved.