Bitcoin Tops Q1 Results With +103% Gains as Gold Brings up The Rear

Following Brexit, the digital currency is expected to rise and cross the $700 mark soon and maybe even touch $800. The value of Bitcoin has shown a significant increase from what it was a couple of days ago, following the Brexit Results. The digital currency, which was exhibiting healthy gains in the past few weeks registered a significant drop during the last weekend, only to get back on its feet after the Brexit results. Bitcoin is being increasingly referred to as a safe haven asset, along the same lines as gold. Both gold and bitcoin are financial instruments, but unlike other....

While gold will always be the first choice of safety net for a purist, the millennials believe bitcoin to be the new gold or the digital gold. The two contemporary safe havens during the times of economic crisis are the representatives of tradition and technology. While gold will always be the first choice of safety net for a purist, the millennials believe bitcoin to be the new gold or the digital gold. And seems it is truly a digital age, as proved by recent bitcoin high over gold. The world is increasingly turning to bitcoin as a safe haven. Nonetheless, the demand for gold invariably....

While stocks and cryptocurrency markets have floundered during the last week, the price of the precious metal gold has increased in value by 3.85% during the last seven days. An ounce of fine gold jumped from $1,826.92 on February 10, to $1,897.36 per ounce on February 19. Additionally, the top gold-backed crypto coins today have seen a significant increase in demand alongside premiums above the spot market price of gold. Gold Shines During Economic Uncertainty The world’s economy has been shaky and many are blaming the turmoil between Russia and Ukraine, and the....

Although almost half of US citizens know what bitcoin is, only 13% would choose it over gold as an investment vehicle, suggests a new survey. The poll - which received responses from 2,039 adults aged 18 and over - was conducted by Harris Interactive, in partnership with a financial management company Yodlee back in December 2013. Although more people in the Western states knew what bitcoin was, that knowledge didn't necessarily translate into a desire for adoption. For example, a leading 55% of people in the West were familiar with bitcoin, however only 7% of them would invest in BTC over....

While Bitcoin is making its way through the stratosphere, the stock market is still firmly earthbound. The leading cryptocurrency briefly eclipsed $14K this week, outperforming traditional asset classes as lockdowns return across Europe and political tensions ratchet higher in the run-up to the US election day. This week’s surge tops off a fantastic month for Bitcoin, which made 22% gains in October as gold traded sideways and the S&P 500 dropped 2%. In the news, […]