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Bitcoin Volume Gains Traction After 24-Hour Roller-Coaster Ride
Bitcoin prices have been on a roller-coaster ride since Sunday afternoon after the Federal Reserve slashed rates a full percentage point and promised to pump $700 billion into the U.S. economy. But now bitcoin volume is picking up.

Cash Is the New Safe Haven as Crypto, Gold Continue to Tank
It turns out cold, hard cash with a helping of government bonds - not bitcoin or gold - is where people turn in the face of a pandemic and "apocalyptic" market turmoil.

When the Going Gets Weird, CoinDesk Readers Look for These Safe Havens
We asked CoinDesk readers where they're putting their money in this weird financial period. The answers were surprising.

Bitcoin, Bonds and Gold: Why Markets Are Upended in a Time of Fear
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson points out the real narrative shift is in the broader market, not bitcoin.

Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads.

Bitcoin's Coronavirus Sell-off Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument
As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history.

Tether Says Its Newest Stablecoin Is Backed by Gold in Swiss Vault
Tether is issuing a new stablecoin as ERC-20 and TRC20 tokens, backing their price with one ounce of gold.

Paxos' Tokenized Gold Futures Are Now Trading on FTX Exchange
For the first time, investors can trade gold-backed futures contracts on a leading crypto derivatives exchange. In addition to its spot market trading, PAX Gold is now available as perpetual and quarterly futures contracts on FTX.

Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue.

Bitcoin Price Will Be Golden in 2020 Thanks to Limited Supply, Increasing Use: Bloomberg Report
Bitcoin, like gold, is a limited asset that can't be easily increased to meet demand. Bloomberg analysts predict the price of both will rise this year.
