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Former US Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers said in an interview with Bloomberg that the idea of a national Bitcoin (BTC) reserve is “crazy. “ Summers said he understands the concept of other commodities’ reserves, such as oil and gold, but argued: “Of all the prices to support, why would the government choose to […] The post Former US Treasury Secretary calls Bitcoin reserve ‘crazy’ idea appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2024-12-8 23:45 | |
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Prices for a range of commodities that depend on Chinese demand have fallen from their 2022 peaks as the pace of growth in the world's second largest economy slows down.
2024-2-21 10:01 | |
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Prices for a range of commodities are at or below levels before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 despite geopolitical tensions.
2024-1-30 10:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency prices have done modestly well in the past few months, outperforming top assets like stocks and commodities. Bitcoin price has jumped to over $42,000, helping push the total market valuation of all digital currencies to over $1.
2023-12-5 11:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency prices have been the best-performing financial assets in 2023. They have outperformed stocks, bonds, and commodities like gold and crude oil. The total market cap of all cryptocurrencies has jumped from less than $1 trillion to almost $1.
2023-11-29 05:06 | |
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The commodities market has been mixed in 2023. Some smaller commodities like orange juice, cocoa, sugar, and palm oil have surged to either an all-time or a multi-year high. Others, like soybeans, wheat, corn, and natural gas have retreated.
2023-11-18 12:00 | |
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Cryptocurrencies outperformed key financial assets like stocks and commodities in the first half of the year. Bitcoin, the biggest crypto in the world, more than doubled from its lowest point in December.
2023-7-3 07:07 | |
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The new week is starting out worse than expected for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency is already suffering from falling prices. The direct effect of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) suing Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao, has put Bitcoin, and other assets, in free fall.
2023-3-28 17:30 | |
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Global rate hikes are putting downward pressure on asset prices, but Bitcoin is starting to outperform commodities and tech stocks.
2022-10-6 09:21 | |
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The St. Louis Federal Reserve released a blog post with customizable graphs to allow anyone to measure the price of commodities against the bitcoin price.
2022-6-8 05:00 | |
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The macroeconomic and geopolitical environment surrounding crypto and the whole global economy has had its impact on the price action of cryptocurrencies in general, with the war in Ukraine as the overarching geopolitical disaster moving energy and commodities prices to dangerously high levels.
2022-3-23 02:30 | |
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The macroeconomic and geopolitical environment surrounding crypto and the whole global economy has had its impact on the price action of cryptocurrencies in general, with the war in Ukraine as the overarching geopolitical disaster moving energy and commodities prices to dangerously high levels.
2022-3-23 02:30 | |
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The crypto market is currently rallying after news that President Biden signed an executive order, the first step towards regulating cryptocurrency. It comes out of concerns for Russia’s potential use of digitally mined coins to bypass economic sanctions during times.
2022-3-10 01:47 | |
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The crypto market as a whole is rallying today. President Biden is expected to… The post Highlights March 9: Major cryptos in the green, commodities prices soaring appeared first on Coin Journal.
2022-3-9 16:28 | |
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Will inflation cool off in 2022 along with prices for a range of commodities? We look into market pricing by investors for answers.
2022-1-12 14:00 | |
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Since Black Thursday 2020, few asset classes have run as wild on a total ROI basis than Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, as well as commodities like lumber. The rise of the assets with limited supplies is associated with post-pandemic inflation as well as an ongoing supply crunch due to shutdowns.
2021-6-22 01:00 | |
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Instead of gold, cryptocurrencies are an alternative to copper as a hedge against inflation, said Jeff Currie, global head of commodities research at Goldman Sachs. Bitcoin has been deemed as a hedge against the rising prices, giving competition to the traditional safe-haven asset precious metal.
2021-6-3 19:51 | |
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Prices of commodities are on the rise, raising concerns over inflation in 2021.
2021-5-19 13:00 | |
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More than inflation, interest rates and unemployment, moves in the US-Canada FX rate can be explained by commodity prices and the pandemic.
2020-9-7 13:00 | |
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The world is certainly feeling the squeeze from the slowdown in economic activity as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This is usually bullish for commodities such as gold and silver, but even those are falling.
2020-3-1 00:10 | |
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Bitcoin has shown that it can be used as a hedge against risk. Gold’s latest ascent has presented a scenario for safe-haven investments, and this trend may boost the case for owning $BTC. Gold Prices Peaked at Seven-year High, Rapid Growth in Past Six Months Gold has marked a seven-year high above $1,600, after growing rapidly in the past year.
2020-2-22 14:32 | |
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Cryptocurrencies aren’t just a niche investment category anymore. In the latter half of 2019, digital assets have managed to sit beside stocks, bonds, commodities, and other investment instruments as an important part of a holistic investment portfolio.
2019-8-26 23:37 | |
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Gold is holding near 6-year highs amid Friday’s non-farm payrolls (NFP) data. The yellow metal looks set to record another week of bullish gains after smashing through previous resistance at $1,360.
2019-7-6 12:57 | |
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Commodities such as Gold and Oil are some mainstream assets which have been outperformed by Bitcoin in 2019. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has had a good 2019, surging by 150% this year after surviving a troubling crypto-winter towards the end of 2018.
2019-6-13 02:30 | |
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It’s been over a year since the Cboe and CME listed the world’s first bitcoin futures contracts, the first ever bitcoin investment product to hit the legacy market.
2019-1-1 01:46 | |
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A common narrative in today’s financial world is that crypto holders are often unable to execute trades without paying large amounts of commissions and fees.
2018-12-12 21:00 | |
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Having met the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2018, officials of VanEck, SolidX and Cboe BZX Exchange have met with the Commission again, in the latest attempt to convince the regulator to approve the nation's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an official presentation submitted to the SEC.
2018-12-1 01:17 | |
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In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-9 20:03 | |
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The judge presiding over a class action lawsuit against Coinbase over allegations of insider trading has approved Coinbase’s motion to dismiss the suit. In March of 2018, Jeffrey Berk filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of himself and other investors against Coinbase.
2018-10-26 22:26 | |
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Stablecoins have garnered serious investor attention over the past few weeks. Unlike bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies, they are digital assets built to lessen price volatility and are often paired against the U.
2018-9-29 01:06 | |
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Asset diversification has long been touted as a critical strategy for wealth building. This method of portfolio management, which traditionally involves a mix of stocks, fixed assets and commodities allows for maximum return at the least amount of risk — an important element for retirement savings.
2018-8-18 22:30 | |
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Contract for difference (CFD) trading is a popular form of derivative trading that allows traders to speculate on the rising or falling prices of fast-moving global financial markets or instruments — including shares, indices, commodities, currencies, and treasuries — but it’s not without its risks.
2018-8-9 01:00 | |
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