The spread of the deadly and highly contagious Coronavirus has kindled fear in the hearts of investors, as the global equities markets are now facing heightened recession risk as the death toll and potential economic impact of the virus grows at a rapid rate.The strength of the ongoing global selloff can be seen by the…
Peter Schiff, a libertarian proponent of gold and an asset manager, has long been a skeptic of Bitcoin and other digital currencies. In fact, Schiff has been around commenting on the cryptocurrency throughout multiple of its cycles.Related Reading: Research Firm: 3 Use Cases Could Send Bitcoin To $1 TrillionToday, on January 19th, he continued to assert…
Few assets are worth $1 trillion. Even still, analysts and investors in Bitcoin have long expected the market capitalization of the cryptocurrency to surmount the billions and enter the trillions.As crazy as this may sound, a prominent investment research firm, ARK Invest, in a recent report mentioned three somewhat feasible use cases that could push…
The correlation between gold and bitcoin has reached its highest levels since August 2016, according to a new study.Arcane Research, a cryptocurrency-focused data analysis firm, noted a steep direct proportionality between the two rival assets. In a report published on Friday, the firm mentioned that the correlation was “below zero just half a year ago”…
Over the past few weeks, the price of gold has begun to pick up steam, surging by $35, some 2.5%, in the past three days. In the past four weeks, since the start of December, the asset has gained 4%.While this Santa Claus rally has already brought the price of the metal above $1,500, where…
2019 has been quite the year for assets across the board — from Bitcoin and equities to gold and real estate, a majority of investments have made gains since January 1st.Related Reading: Here’s How Bitcoin Price Could Hit $20,000 By as Early as March: AnalystAn interesting trend to watch this year has been gold’s strong…
Trade tensions between the US and China appear to be easing as the two powerhouses come to agreement. The lifting of tariffs is good for economic stimulus but safe have assets such as gold are now starting to cool off, will Bitcoin follow suit? US China Trade War Over? Officials from both sides stated yesterday…
A study by Bitcoin mining firm Genesis Mining has shown that a startling number of US citizens have no idea about how their financial system works. A whopping 29 percent of respondents said they thought the US dollar is still backed entirely by gold. The study’s findings highlight just how little is really known by…
Analyst, Chris Mancini claims governments are increasingly turning to gold, and not Bitcoin, in order to hedge against economic uncertainty. Motivated by geopolitical wranglings, as well as a desire to reduce dollar reliance, the Chinese and Russian central banks are driving demand for gold. Is Bitcoin now out of the picture? Gold Trumps Bitcoin In…
If you’ve been on Crypto Twitter over the past 24 hours, you have likely noticed one Bitcoin-bashing tweet from Peter Schiff. The message, which can be seen below, shows the libertarian investor claiming that BTC’s price chart “looks horrible.” Related Reading: Happy 18 Millionth Bitcoin! BTC Scarcity Implies Large Price Rally Schiff, in fact, remarked…