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As Gold Nears Record, Bitcoin Doesn’t Shine So Brightly
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by Ras Vasilisin
10. March 2022
As Gold Nears Record, Bitcoin Doesn’t Shine So Brightly

Gold is suddenly attracting all the attention, with the yellow metal’s price nearing a record of over $2,000 an ounce as the Russia-Ukraine war escalates.

Now, crypto investors are asking what it might mean for bitcoin (BTC). After all, the largest cryptocurrency by market value has been cast by some analysts in recent years as a potential rival to gold and its perceived status as a “safe haven.”

The answer is that bitcoin is still viewed as a technological innovation whose performance as a global macroeconomic asset is still in question.

“The uncertainty levels are off the scale at the moment,” said Jason Deane, an analyst and adviser at Quantum Economics. “The default setting is, ‘Go with what you know,’ which in this case means gold.”

Gold prices have climbed about 8% in the past two weeks, while bitcoin has barely budged during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that developed into a full-scale war.

Crude oil prices shot past $120 a barrel when U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to join the U.K. in banning Russian imports of fossil fuels. Gasoline prices are jumping along with the price of commodities from nickel to palladium and wheat. Stocks have tumbled as risks mounted to the global economy.

“Everyone has been just jumping on the gold trade,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst with Oanda. “Bitcoin is sitting this rally out.”

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