Precious Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Stock Markets Falter Following Powell’s Ra...
Equities, crypto markets, and precious metals did well during the early morning trading sessions on Wednesday, just before the U.S. central bank wrapped up its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. While the Fed said in a statement that the benchmark interest rate would rise soon, the central bank’s lead Jerome Powell said the committee “is of a mind to raise the federal funds rate at the March meeting.” Powell’s statements following the meeting, alongside discussions of reducing the balance sheet, were viewed as hawkish among investors and global....
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Amagi Metals. Bitcoin accepting precious metals companies have received much attention within the retail precious metals industry over the past few years. This week, some changes have taken place. Amagi Metals has relaunched after some time offline due to internal issues. Under new management, Amagi Metals is hoping to win the trust of the precious metals retail scene, even if it is slowly. Amagi Metals relaunched under the management of Anthem Vault. As a representative posted to Reddit: Hello r/silverbugs - I want to introduce the new Amagi Metals brand that is being released under the....
Yet another precious metals dealer has announced their intentions to begin accepting bitcoin, the digital currency that is seemingly taking the financial world by storm over the past year. Provident Metals said in a Wednesday announcement that they will begin accepting not only bitcoin, but other cryptocurrencies like dogecoin and litecoin starting on the 25th of August. "The value of cryptocurrencies and precious metals are market driven, and they both appeal to forward-thinking investors," said Mr. Joe Merrick - Provident Metals CEO. "This integration was logical because many of our....
Eventually, gold will only be purchasable using Bitcoin on Amagi Metals. In a surprise announcement made earlier today, Amagi Metals has revealed their plans to trade "exclusively in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin." Amagi Metals is an American based precious metal dealer that specializes in providing precious metals, which they view as superior money, to an international market through the technological advancement now known as eCommerce. Since 2012, the company has taken a strong, supportive stance of Bitcoin and has promoted its use well beyond just accepting it on their website. In a....
Aurus is embracing the concept of DeFi to disrupt the precious metals industry. The firm has built a truly decentralised platform which allows companies like refineries, distributors and vaults to autonomously tokenise precious metals. The ingenious part of the Aurus system is their revenue-sharing token, AurusDeFi (AWX), which enables holders to earn a share of the platform’s revenues. Aurus to Disrupt the Precious Metals Industry Trading app Robinhood positions itself as democratising finance for all. However, the centralised nature of the platform- where one party holds the....
Dallas-based precious metals dealer JM Bullion is now accepting bitcoin. With the announcement, JM Bullion joins a growing list of US-based precious metals dealers that accept bitcoin for payments, including Agora Commodities and Amagi Metals. JM Bullion will accept bitcoin through a partnership with merchant processing startup BitPay. Customers will receive 4% discounts on bitcoin purchases, an offer also extended to those who pay with bank transfers and paper checks. Director of e-commerce Thomas Fougerousse said that he believes the decision enables the company to offer a better payment....