Let's talk about the economic financial collapse
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It's a fun idea but I think space mining will largely be other more useful materials. With certain asteroids containing more gold than in known circulation on earth that would WRECK gold holders
Gold is necessary for future electronics. Nothing is as conductive, outside of super-chilled superconductors.
It is pliable, durable, can be flattened to insane thicknesses, super conductive, and when formed in a monoatomic gold chain can interact with hydrogen to turn of its ability to conduct - thereby making one hell of a fantastic micro-transistor.
You can plate and gild with it and even make conductive mirrors out of it that will never tarnish, unlike silver.
Its density means it can take constant cosmic radiation and not break apart. In fact, it can potentially insulate pilots from cosmic radiation.
We can't have a currency based on materials for the express purpose you pointed out - holders would get shafted and would shaft development using the material so they can maintain their wealth.
The turning of ideas or finite mathematical constants into a currency is likely the best option, as you will never be shafted on purity or weight, never shafted on loss from melting into bullion, and it isn't also involved in industrial markets as a consumable.
Gold really is the most pivotal component to future technologies, which is freaking unfortunate.
Silver is more useful than gold in our current technology. Its thermal and conductive properties are unmatched. (ctrl-f "silver" for the thermal link).
Rhodium is the real elephant in the room @ $21800 down from $25,000 PER OUNCE!! Vital for catalytic converters-the refiners only know how many converters are plated per ounce-gotta be in the thousands..