Gold outshines Bitcoin in Q2 even after posting its worst month since 2016

Gold outshines Bitcoin in Q2 even after posting its worst month since 2016

Safe-haven rivals move inversely to one another in a quarter mired by mixed inflation reports, Elon Musk FUD, and a suddenly hawkish Federal Reserve. Gold is set to outperform Bitcoin (BTC) in the second quarter of 2021.An ounce of gold has surged from  $1,707.45 on April 1 to over $1,750 in the still-running June 30 session. That marked a roughly 3.9% jump over the quarter. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has plunged by more than 40% to below $35,000 after topping out near $65,000 in mid-April, all in the same period.The inverse correlation between Bitcoin and gold markets surged specifically in April....


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