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Markets

Gold Rallies as Bitcoin Languishes Around $56K

Gold is outperforming bitcoin amid a renewed drop in inflation-adjusted bond yields.

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Markets

Market Wrap: 'Ethereum Killers' Pop as ING Report Highlights Ethereum Over Bitcoin

Atcoins are rising, ether hits another all-time high and bitcoin’s correlation to gold drops to zero.

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Finance

Bitcoin and Gold Are Complementary Investments

Crypto and gold aren't in zero-sum competition for investors' attention, says Russell Starr, CEO of Trillium Gold Mines.

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Policy

'Satoshi's Birthday': April 5 Is a Day to Be Thankful for Bitcoin

The 88th anniversary of FDR's executive order 6102 brings a sobering reminder of the value of confiscation-resistant currency.

FDR, shown here in 1943, cited a "national emergency" in his executive order banning gold holding 10 years earlier.

Markets

Bitcoin Decoupled From Stocks in Q1 as Institutional Demand Strengthened: CoinDesk Research

Bitcoin decoupled from stocks and gold but remains inversely correlated to the U.S. dollar.

Bitcoin's correlation with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index of U.S. stocks has declined to zero.

Markets

Bitcoin’s Drop in Volatility May Boost Appeal, Make $130K Possible, JPMorgan Says: Report

The U.S. banking giant said the declining volatility of the cryptocurrency could boost its appeal to institutional investors.

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Markets

Bitcoin Has Best Start to Year Since 2013 as Gold Disappoints

Bitcoin outshines gold as inflation expectations rise.

Despite the memories of recent market choppiness, bitcoin in March gained for the sixth straight month.

Markets

Why Bitcoin Is More Like a $100 Bill Than Gold

Data and headlines on bitcoin's use in commerce point to an attribute that sets it apart from the yellow metal.

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Videos

Will Central Banks Invest in Bitcoin?

Crypto trader and economist Alex Kruger weighs in on the near- and long-term future of the crypto markets, including whether or not central banks will invest in bitcoin. “Once the mainstream market accepts bitcoin as an alternative to gold, it becomes unavoidable,” Kruger said.

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Markets

Gold and Bitcoin Won't 'Cannibalize' Each Other: Goldman Sachs Analysts

The dueling commodities inhabit different ends of the investor spectrum and can coexist in a portfolio, the analysts said.

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