Gold

Gold

BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Large Extent

Daniel PalmerNov 20, 2020

Rick Rieder, CIO of Fixed Income at investment giant BlackRock, told CNBC that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are "here to stay."

Markets

Deutsche Bank Says Investors Increasingly Prefer Bitcoin Over Gold as Inflation Hedge

Omkar GodboleNov 19, 2020

The Deutsche Bank analyst's comments are another sign of bitcoin's increasing acceptance in the mainstream of finance.

First Mover

First Mover: Why Bitcoin Isn’t a Replacement for Gold Just Yet

Lawrence Lewitinn Omkar GodboleNov 25, 2020

Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high, but bitcoin is not yet the replacement for gold many think.

Coronavirus

Gold Lags Far Behind Bitcoin as Vaccine Optimism Buoys Markets

Omkar GodboleNov 17, 2020

Bitcoin is outshining the precious metal by a significant margin as expectations soar of a swift global economic recovery enabled by promising coronavirus vaccines.

Michael Saylor

MicroStrategy CEO Explains Why Bitcoin Is ‘a Million Times Better’ Than ‘Antiquated’ Gold

Danny NelsonNov 10, 2020

Even if they don’t know it yet, Michael Saylor thinks gold investors will eagerly dump the commodity for what he calls a superior store of value – bitcoin.

Gold

JPMorgan

Family Offices May Now See Bitcoin as Alternative to Gold: JPMorgan Report

Nathan DiCamillo

In a research report by JPMorgan’s global markets team, analysts noted that Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s flow trajectory outperformed gold ETFs.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Rivalry With Gold Plus Millennial Interest Gives It ‘Considerable’ Upside Potential: JPMorgan

Zack Voell

A Friday note outlines institutional, corporate and millennial interest in the leading cryptocurrency.

Podcasts

‘As Toppy as It Gets’: Metals, Bitcoin and Fiat’s Race to the Bottom, Feat. Tavi Costa

Nathaniel Whittemore

The Crescat Capital portfolio manager gives his take on the flashing macro warning signals and why it is an explosive moment for gold, silver and (potentially) bitcoin.

Gold

Bitcoin’s Correlation With Gold Hits Record High

Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin is now more closely tied to safe haven gold than ever.

Markets

Bitcoin, Gold Recover After Jerome Powell Speech Shakes Markets

Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin and gold are reversing losses seen on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's announcement of a more relaxed approach to tackling inflation.

Binance

Binance Exchange to List Paxos’ Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency

Daniel PalmerOmkar Godbole

PAX Gold, a gold-backed digital asset created by Paxos, will soon launch for trading on Binance.

Podcasts

Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?

Nathaniel Whittemore

After a Winklevoss encounter highlights Elon Musk’s space mining dreams, maybe we should remind ourselves of the right-here-at-home benefits bitcoin brings.