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Gold and Bonds' Safe Haven Allure May be Fading With Bitcoin Emergence

Bitcoin may not fit the traditional mold of a safe haven, but in a world of rising sovereign risk and broken financial norms, it may be time to redefine what 'safe' actually means.

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Gold Rally Makes Tether’s XAUT Top-Performing Digital Asset as Crypto Markets Remain Flat

Equities markets are giving mixed results on trade war deescalations.

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Tokenized Gold Surges Above $2B Market Cap as Tariff Fears Spark Safe Haven Trade

Gold-backed crypto tokens outperformed most crypto sectors, including stablecoins, in market cap growth since Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a CEX.IO report said.

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Gold-Backed Cryptocurrencies Retreat From All-Time Highs Amid Stock-Market Rout

The precious metal initially rallied after Trump unveiled reciprocal tariffs, but has since joined the wider market sell-off.

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Why Is the Crypto Market Down Today? Bitcoin Drops to $82K as Traders Flee Risk Assets Amid Macro Worries

Crypto markets see over $300M in liquidations as investors flee risk ahead of April policy changes and over concerning macroeconomic data.

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Tokenized Gold Hits Record $1.4B Market Cap as Trading Volumes Soar in March

The overall stablecoin market, including tokens pegged to currencies and commodities, crossed $230 billion rising for the 18th consecutive month, CoinDesk Data's report show.

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Gold Surges, Bitcoin Rallies, Stocks Down Since Trump's Electoral Win — What’s Driving the Chaos?

Initially BTC decoupled from stocks, but the positive correlation has strengthened during the recent downturn.

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Gold Leads the Way, Bitcoin Follows; History Suggests a Familiar Pattern

Charlie Morris, founder of ByteTree, likens this gold rally to a "proper gold rush".

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Gold-Backed Tokens Outperform as ‘Bond King’ Gundlach Sees Precious Metal Hitting $4,000

The legendary bond investor believes gold’s rally has room to run as central banks increase holdings.

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Bitcoin, S&P 500 Take Backseat to Stagflation Trade as Trump Tariffs Threaten to Derail Growth

Goldman's stagflation basket has surged nearly 20% this year, outperforming bitcoin, U.S. stocks, and even gold.

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