Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are not hurting Gold. The answer is no. Gold has performed inline with its fundamentals and the points where Bitcoin has surged and Gold has not (recently & 2017) Gold's fundamentals were not bullish or it was digesting a previous huge move.
Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and editor of TheDailyGold Premium, a publication which emphasizes market timing and stock selection for the sophisticated investor, as well as TheDailyGold Global, an add-on service for subscribers which covers global capital markets.