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Over the last week, both Bitcoin and gold failed the safe-haven test. Bitcoin is still trading more like a risk asset than “digital gold,” while gold has also failed to behave like a clean geopolitical hedge as higher yields and inflation fears overrode the usual flight-to-safety bid. To start the week, Bitcoin rebounded to about […] The post Gold is not acting like a safe haven, so what does “digital gold” even mean for Bitcoin? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin traders kept sub-$50,000 BTC price targets in play as gold entered a bear market over Iran and oil-supply instability. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week facing fresh macro risks as gold plummets and traders wait for $50,000. BTC price action ends the week below a key trend line, and traders see little more than an early-week bounce for bulls. Price looks more and more like it is repeating January’s bear flag — and targets now call for new multiyear lows. Read more

Gold is also being impacted by rising anticipation that the US Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates this year, while Fed chair Jerome Powell said inflation would rise. Gold tumbled another 3.5% to $4,488 per ounce on Friday, marking an 11% fall for the week and the largest weekly loss the precious metal has seen since 1983 as geopolitical instability and uncertainty in the Middle East continue to weigh on the markets. Gold has fallen more than 15% since Feb. 28, when the US and Israel first attacked Iran, erasing part of the rally that pushed its price up to the $5,500 mark in late January and casting doubt on its safe haven status. TradingView confirmed that March 16-20 was gold’s worst-performing week since 1983. The 11% weekly fall was slightly larger than the last week of January, when gold shot up to about $5,320 before diving to $4,650, a drop that saw more than $2 trillion shaved off the precious metal’s market cap in days. Read more

The World Gold Council unveils "Gold as a Service" to modernize the $5B tokenized gold market. Meanwhile, Bitcoin Hyper raises over $32M in presale. The post Gold Price Prediction: World Gold Council Just Built a Blockchain “Trust Layer” for Gold — Is a $100 Billion Tokenized Market Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

During the Iran conflict, gold attracted safe-haven demand, while Bitcoin’s reaction reflected liquidity conditions and broader market sentiment rather than acting as a classic crisis hedge. The 2026 Iran conflict created a major geopolitical shock that triggered volatility across global markets. It pushed investors to reassess traditional safe-haven assets such as gold and emerging alternatives like Bitcoin. Gold initially benefited from safe-haven demand but later declined as the US dollar strengthened and bond yields rose. This showed that macroeconomic forces can override crisis-driven buying. Bitcoin experienced volatility but recovered quickly, reflecting its growing role as an alternative asset. However, its price movements remained closely tied to market sentiment and liquidity conditions. Read more

According to the Bloomberg Intelligence strategist, the oil shock and rising volatility across commodities and crypto may foreshadow a broader correction in equities. As the conflict involving Iran drags on and global energy supplies risk prolonged disruption, most financial assets are likely to behave like risk assets, according to Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone in a recent interview with Cointelegraph. Despite major price swings across commodities, stock market volatility has remained relatively low, a divergence McGlone considers unsustainable. Historically, such imbalances tend to resolve through increased volatility in equities — often during broader market corrections. That unusual volatility dynamic is also showing up in gold, a market traditionally viewed as a safe haven. Read more

Gold demand reached a record $555 billion in 2025, driven by an 84% surge in investment flows and $89 billion in inflows into physically backed ETFs. The World Gold Council reports ETF holdings climbed 801 tons to an all-time high of 4,025 tons, with assets under management doubling to $559 billion. US gold ETFs alone […] The post Why Bitcoin ETFs bleed billions while Gold makes 53 new all-time highs with $559B in demand appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tether and Gold.com are exploring options to allow the use of Tether’s stablecoins to purchase physical gold. The investment arm of stablecoin issuer Tether has acquired a $150 million stake in the precious metals platform Gold.com to expand access to tokenized gold. Tether said on Thursday that it acquired an approximately 12% stake in the company, which will integrate Tether Gold (XAUt), its gold-backed cryptocurrency, into Gold.com’s platform. Gold.com is a publicly listed online marketplace that sells gold and other precious metals, such as silver and platinum, to several markets, including the US. Read more

Panic selling grips crypto as Bitcoin tests $78K—Bitcoin price prediction turns critical amid gold and silver’s brutal crash. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Slips to $78K as Gold and Silver Crash – Is the Sell-Off Over? appeared first on Cryptonews.

As the dollar weakens, investors are turning to gold — onchain and off — while Bitcoin increasingly plays a supporting role in hedging currency risk. Bitcoin (BTC) has long been promoted by its most ardent supporters as a hedge against monetary debasement, but as the US dollar slides to multi-year lows, the market’s clearest flight to safety is emerging elsewhere: in gold. Over the past year, investors have rediscovered the precious metal through both traditional channels and blockchain rails. Tokenized gold products like XAUt are gaining traction alongside spot prices, offering digital-native exposure to a centuries-old safe haven as inflation concerns and currency stress intensify. Bitcoin is still very much in the picture, though increasingly as a secondary beneficiary. Actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are pairing BTC with gold as complementary defenses against fiat erosion, positioning Bitcoin less as a proven hedge and more as a higher-volatility companion to hard assets. Read more

Gold’s record-breaking rally finally blinked this week, and Bitcoin’s traders are watching what comes next. After sprinting to an all-time high of $5,594.82 per ounce, spot gold slid to around $5,330 as investors took profits, a pullback of roughly 4.7% from the peak. The Kobeissi Letter noted that the precious metal's volatile price performance led […] The post Gold just erased $5.5 trillion in value and Bitcoin bulls see one huge opening ahead appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The US dollar slid to a four-year low, while gold and silver pushed deeper into record territory as Bitcoin attempted to recliam the $90,000 level. During the past day, the dollar index, a gauge of the greenback against major peers, touched 95.566, its weakest level since February 2022, after President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about […] The post Bitcoin will either join the Gold rush or succumb to a risk-off reality after the dollar plunge appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tether increases physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons while Coinbase promotes futures trading as Bitcoin lags and gold tops $5,300 per ounce. As gold prices surged to $5,300 this week, Tether and Coinbase — the two companies behind the world’s largest US dollar stablecoins — are taking different approaches to gaining exposure to the precious metal. Spot gold climbed above $5,300 per ounce on Wednesday, posting a record high of $5,311 at 3:30 am UTC, according to TradingView data. Amid the rally, Tether, issuer of USDt (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin, doubled down on its gold accumulation, while Coinbase, a key partner in the USDC (USDC) stablecoin consortium, promoted access to gold futures on its platform. Read more

Crypto whales are reaching for gold as Bitcoin stalls, but the trade may be less of a verdict on crypto than a hedge for a specific macro window. On Jan. 27, blockchain sleuth Lookonchain flagged three addresses that collectively withdrew about $14.33 million in tokenized gold from centralized exchanges, including Bybit, Gate, and MEXC. The […] The post Gold demand breaks into the crypto whale market as it hits a rare extreme last seen over a decade ago appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tether’s XAUt tokenized gold now accounts for more than half of the gold-backed stablecoin market as the US dollar weakens amid renewed safe-haven demand. The market for tokenized gold is expanding in step with rising demand for physical bullion, highlighting a broader shift toward traditional safe-haven assets as geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty push investors away from the US dollar. On Monday, Tether said its Tether Gold (XAUt) now represents more than half of the entire gold-backed stablecoin market, with a total value exceeding $2.2 billion. Tether disclosed that 520,089 XAUt tokens were in circulation at the end of the fourth quarter, with each token backed one-for-one by physical gold held in reserve. Read more

Gold just did what safe havens are supposed to do: it went vertical. On Jan. 26, bullion surged past the psychological $5,000 barrier and briefly topped $5,100 an ounce as investors stampeded toward insurance. This move extends a historic run that saw the precious metal rise 64% in 2025, marking the metal's biggest annual gain […] The post Gold’s vertical surge toward $7,150 exposes Bitcoin but there’s 4 ways the narrative could flip fast appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin trades near $89K as Wall Street launches a Bitcoin-gold ETF. Institutional flows, tight ranges, and strong support hint a $94K breakout ahead. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Wall Street Combines Bitcoin and Gold in One ETF – Trillions Incoming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Tariffs have driven gold to $4,689/oz and silver to $94 after Trump has outlined 10% duties from Feb 1 and 25% from June 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and Finland, tied to Greenland dispute. European stocks have slipped; the BoJ meets Jan. 22-23. The post Gold, Silver Smash Records as Trump Sets Feb. 1 Tariffs Over Greenland Standoff appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin pushes through $95,000 resistance to reach $97,000 as the digital asset finally aligns with broader risk-on sentiment, though analysts note political uncertainty and dollar weakness create mixed signals for sustained momentum. The post QCP Says Bitcoin’s Finally Waking Up After Lagging Stocks and Gold appeared first on Cryptonews.

Earlier this month, the US began intercepting and seizing tankers carrying Venezuelan crude, with a first seizure reported around Dec. 10 and a second interception by Dec. 20. By Dec. 22, US officials said a third vessel was being pursued near Venezuelan waters. Caracas responded with an emergency law imposing prison terms of up to […] The post Gold hits $4,400 as Venezuela blockade bites, but a quiet ownership shift is changing how winners trade appeared first on CryptoSlate.