Report ranks crypto next to gold in popularity with Russian investors

An overwhelming majority of Russian investors view cryptocurrencies as a more attractive investment proposition than traditional fiat currencies or gold, a new survey has established. Even among those who have never traded digital assets, most already think of buying crypto in the near future. Crypto Is the Promising Opportunity for Russian Investors National currencies are losing attractiveness for investors in Russia, a poll by the country’ Association of Forex Dealers (AFD) has recently found. Only a little over 14% of the respondents said they would put money into fiat while a....

Research has revealed crypto investors are more likely to be ‘dog people' while gold investors are more likely to be ‘cat people’. New research from US crypto exchange Xcoins suggests gold investors are pretty evenly split between men and women, but men dominate the ranks of crypto investors by a significant margin. The data also revealed that “gold investors are more likely to own a cat than cryptocurrency holders (45% to 38%), while cryptocurrency holders tend to be ‘dog people’ (43% to 38%).” Xcoins’ research used Global Web Index data between 2017 and 2020, to find the differences....

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said it wants six accredited Russian gold refiners to clarify if they have commercial ties with sanctioned Russian entities. The association’s request comes a few days after it revoked the membership of three sanctioned Russian banks. LBMA Accreditation The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has requested six Russian gold refiners on its good delivery list clarify if they have commercial ties to sanctioned entities. If such links exist, this will likely affect the refiners’ accreditation status with the LBMA, a....

"The adoption of bitcoin by institutional investors has only begun, while for gold its adoption by institutional investors is very advanced," a JPMorgan managing director wrote in the report.

Sudan has denied claims Russian entities have smuggled hundreds of tonnes of illicit gold from its territory. Officials have called the allegations fake news and suggested that Sudan is in fact looking to revive its economy through gold mining. The Rise in Russia’s Gold Holdings The Sudanese Ambassador to Russia Onor Ahmed Onor recently dismissed claims entities from the latter country have smuggled “hundreds of tonnes of illicit gold” from his country’s territory for years. In pushing back against the allegations, Onor called the report published by....