Bitcoin’s Wild Rally to $50,000 Turns Investors Away from Gold
Investors are cooling on gold as its digital rival Bitcoin takes the front seat in the race between the hottest hedging assets against inflation and fiat devaluation.
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Global investors cut gold exposure in favor of Bitcoin, but does the digital coin have any chance to cannibalize gold? Bitcoin’s (BTC) parabolic surge in 2020 will not hurt major traditional assets like gold, according to Goldman Sachs.One of the world’s biggest investment banks, Goldman Sachs reportedly sent a note to investors, reassuring its clients that Bitcoin does not pose an existential threat to gold, Bloomberg reports Dec. 18. “We do not see evidence that Bitcoin’s rally is cannibalizing gold’s bull market and believe the two can coexist,” the company wrote.Goldman Sachs still....
Analysts warn that a recovery in gold and the U.S. dollar index could negatively impact Bitcoin’s bullish momentum. Dan Tapiero, the co-founder of 10T Holdings, said weak hands have been shaken out in the gold market. This raises the probability of a gold rally in the near term, especially as it comes off of an 80-day pullback period.A rally in gold and the dollar may dampen Bitcoin priceBitcoin has seen strong momentum in the past three months, as it achieved an all-time high on Coinbase and a number of other major exchanges.Despite this, the threat of a correction for Bitcoin is a real....
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....
Bitcoin price remains in a strong uptrend and this presents a rosy outlook for BTC and many altcoins. The year 2020 was a forgettable one for many reasons including lockdowns and economic restrictions. The shutdowns resulted in the worst economic crisis seen in decades. At the same time, most governments and central banks have responded with unprecedented fiscal stimulus and monetary expansion measures to revive their economies.Therefore, institutional investors who are wary of potential inflation — and possibly even hyperinflation — as a result, are scrambling to hedge their portfolios....
Just because gold is losing momentum and bitcoin is gaining it doesn't mean investors are selling gold to buy bitcoin – not yet, anyway.