Just because gold and crypto have experienced an uptick in their stability metric, relative to their previous standing, doesn't all of a sudden mean they are more stable than the US government. Yes, even in its current teetering form.

Also, right after it's swelled to an all-time high after everyone else has figured it out, is the wrong time to buy. The right time would have been in mid fall last year, before the election, and then if nothing goes wrong you can sell and take a very minor loss. "Time in the market beats timing the market" and all, but if you're going to try to time the market, look forward, not back. Find some scientific or non-software (real world) endeavors, green energy being a big obvious one, outside the US, and put some money in those. They may still lose value during a big US economic collapse, but they'll probably be okay in the long run, and you might be able to catch a big swell as the US implodes and all that motivation that was going to the US looks for other places of residence.