PAX Gold (PAXG) Leads Weekly Gains Among Top Coins

PAX Gold (PAXG) Leads Weekly Gains Among Top Coins

As the market suffers from FTX’s liquidity crisis, PAX Gold (PAXG), a commodity-backed crypto, continues to lead weekly gains. The 65th largest crypto by market cap was seen keeping a week-on-week gain of 5.26% and an intraday gain of 1.12%. Based on current market movement, PAX Gold is the week’s highest gainer. In fact, no other altcoin could boast of any gains, as the entire board was painted red. Notably, PAX Gold has received many mentions on social media within the last few days. The catalyst is also tied to the FTX case, as the embattled exchange holds some amount of the....


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