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Bitcoin Latest Price Drop Suggests It’s Not ‘Digital Gold’ for Everyone

As geopolitical tensions rise, the cryptocurrency's price has fallen.

Bitcoin's price vs. gold, year-to-date returns. (CoinDesk Research, St. Louis Fed, Yahoo Finance)

Markets

Bitcoin Wilts as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Push Gold to 8-Month High

Bitcoin is acting more like high growth tech assets, one observer said.

Bitcoin's price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Gold-Backed Tokens Grow Despite Mixed Reviews From Analysts

With high inflation and geopolitical turmoil in the headlines, these tokens appear to be benefiting from the current investment climate.

(Federal Reserve Bank of New York, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Japanese Trading House Mitsui to Launch Gold-Linked Cryptocurrency: Report

ZPG coin will also be used for digital payments, Nikkei Asia reported.

A view of Tokyo tower. (Image credit: Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

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Key Bitcoin Trends to Monitor as BTC Enters 15th Bear Market Since 2009

Clara Medalie, research director at crypto data provider Kaiko, shares insights into bitcoin's key technical indicators she's interested in: bid-ask spreads for BTC/ETH have widened in January amid high volatility and fragile risk sentiment; BTC's correlation with bonds and gold has been negative for months while its correlation with Nasdaq recently hit 17-month highs; BTC's January spot volume reached 6-month lows.

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Why Goldman Sachs Analysts Still Bullish on $100K BTC in 2022

Even though the bitcoin price did not reach $100,000 at the end of 2021 as predicted in the stock-to-flow model, a chart published by Bloomberg that uses Goldman Sachs data indicates this is still highly possible if BTC continues to be adopted as a store of value. In this Chart of the Day report, Galen Moore reflects on bitcoin’s market cap and how it compares to gold.

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Bitcoin Can Reach $100K in ‘Hypothetical’ Store of Value Boost, Goldman Sachs Says

The firm assumes a scenario where bitcoin adoption increases as a store of value for investors versus gold.

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Genesis Volatility CEO: 2022 Market Insights

Greg Magadini, CEO of crypto options analytics platform Genesis Volatility, starts off the new year with a discussion about inflation's effect on crypto markets and compares gold and bitcoin as inflation hedges. Plus, his insights on how BTC returns weigh up to the S&P 500 and the potential of Polkadot as a competitor to Ethereum and Solana.

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Is Bitcoin as Valuable as the Swiss Franc?

Luzius Meisser, president of crypto exchange Bitcoin Suisse, speaks on the state of inflation in Europe while comparing the market cap of bitcoin to that of the Swiss franc and gold. Plus, insights into Bitcoin Suisse Founder Niklas Nikolajsen planning to step down from his role as chairman, with Meisser taking his position.

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Finance

SEBA Bank Offers Token for Digital Ownership of Gold

The token will be backed by physical gold, “ready for anytime, on-demand delivery.”

S&P says there are a "lot of similarities" between bitcoin and gold.