Are Digital Currencies the New Safe-Haven?

Are Digital Currencies the New Safe-Haven?

During times of financial crisis, gold prices typically skyrocket as traders move their money to safe-haven assets. In the latest Greek debt fiasco, however, the price of the precious metal has barely moved while bitcoin has surged in the past weeks. There's no doubt that the financial concerns surrounding the Greek debt crisis have started to weigh on equities and other higher-yielding assets all over the globe. What's interesting, though, is that the flight to safety seems to have favored digital currencies rather than the traditional safe-havens. Digital Currencies and Greece. One....


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