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Analysts Question Gold’s Safe Haven Status – 2008 Data Shows Central Banks Oversaturated Bullion Markets
17.3.2020
After bitcoin prices dropped below the $5K region on Monday morning, gold also slid significantly. It saw a small spike in value after the Federal Reserve announced slashing the benchmark rate by 100 bps, but gold prices subsequently dropped below $1,500 per ounce hours later. The current sentiment...
Why Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window
16.3.2020
After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…
Crypto Networks Stress Tested During Bitcoin’s Wild Week
14.3.2020
Crypto valuations haven’t been the only casualties of this week’s market crash; crypto networks have also felt the strain. As onchain activity has ramped up in response to the market slump, fees have soared and the mempool filled on the BTC and ETH chains. Other crypto networks have...
Bitcoin & Gold ‘Are Doing the Same Thing’ in Coronavirus Crisis: Pomp
14.3.2020
The Morgan Creek Digital co-founder predicts that monetary stimulus measures in the U.S. will coincide with the Bitcoin halving to spark the next bull run
Despite Bitcoin Price Dips, Crypto Is a Safe Haven in the Middle East
13.3.2020
Bitcoin fell 40 percent this week from coronavirus shocks, but it's still seen as a safe haven in the Middle East
Cash Is the New Safe Haven as Crypto, Gold Continue to Tank
12.3.2020
It turns out cold, hard cash with a helping of government bonds - not bitcoin or gold - is where people turn to in the face of a pandemic and "apocalyptic" market turmoil
Peter Schiff Oblivious as Bitcoin Retakes Gold as ‘Safe Haven’ Ytd
11.3.2020
Bitcoin bulls fight to hold the $7.8K support but disintegrating equities markets could continue to negatively impact the price over the short term
Crypto Fundraising and a Nothing-Is-Safe Haven
10.3.2020
An update on the safe haven narrative as bitcoin continues to move with equities plus a crypto startup fundraising roundup
When the Going Gets Weird, CoinDesk Readers Look for These Safe Havens
10.3.2020
We asked CoinDesk readers where they're putting their money in this weird financial period. The answers were surprising
What the Oil Market Says About Bitcoin’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
9.3.2020
“I don’t think any asset is safe right now – except cash, US dollars.”
Bitcoin Tested as a Safe Haven After Biggest Stock Crash Since 2009
9.3.2020
Global markets imploded as the trading week started, providing Bitcon’s another opportunity to prove its status as a store of value asset
Bitcoin, Bonds and Gold: Why Markets Are Upended in a Time of Fear
9.3.2020
Noelle Acheson says bitcoin is not the only part of the financial markets going through upheaval
Bitcoin.com Local Gathers Steam as Other P2P Markets Falter
7.3.2020
The bitcoin marketplace Localbitcoins was once the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. But during the last few years, the company’s trading requirements and KYC implementation have caused an influx of traders to migrate to different P2P crypto markets. The mass departure...
Stop Treating Bitcoin as Risky. It’s a Safer Asset Than Most
5.3.2020
Bitcoin is often lumped in risky assets like growth stocks, high yield debt, high beta ETFs, venture capital, and emerging markets. In fact, it has many hallmarks of a safe haven in a crisis
Cryptocurrencies Are Not a Safe-Haven Asset, Says Expert
4.3.2020
One Duke University professor believes that the narrative of crypto being a safe-haven asset in times of economic crisis is not necessarily true
Coronavirus Hits US Stocks, Bitcoin Climbs, Haven Status Unclear
27.2.2020
The spreading coronavirus sowed a new bout of fear among investors, triggering a stock market sell-off and flight to safe-haven assets like gold and U.S. Treasury bonds
Bitcoin is a Safe Haven Asset: Tyler Winklevoss
27.2.2020
Recently, the rise in Bitcoins’ prices amidst nervousness in the market owing to the Coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. – Iranian tensions has renewed the debate regarding Bitcoin’s status as a safe-haven asset like gold. The most recent crypto leader to add to the debate was Tyler...
Bitcoin is a Safe Haven Asset: Tyler Winklevoss
27.2.2020
Recently, the rise in Bitcoins’ prices amidst nervousness in the market owing to the Coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. – Iranian tensions has renewed the debate regarding Bitcoin’s status as a safe-haven asset like gold. The most recent crypto leader to add to the debate was Tyler...
Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven or ‘Schmuck Insurance’?
26.2.2020
Canada decides a CBDC is unnecessary while the Twitterati debate BTC as a safe haven and the 6-year anniversary of Mt. Gox brings reflection
Bitcoin ‘Suckers’ Are Wrong About Safe Haven Status — Peter Schiff
26.2.2020
Thinking that Bitcoin is a safe haven is “nonsense,” according to Peter Schiff after fresh price drops