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Crypto advocates often refer to Bitcoin as “digital gold,” but how does BTC stack up against gold as a long-term investment? The emergence of forty-year high inflation readings and the increasingly dire-looking global economy has prompted many financial analysts to recommend investing in gold to protect against volatility and a possible decline in the value […]
Controversial cryptocurrency startup Tether has just announced the launch of a new crypto asset, the NewsBTC writes. The latest product from the company that brought the market market US Dollar Tether (USDT) is a supposedly gold-backed digital token. Tether Gold reportedly backs the tokens with physical gold stored in a Swiss vault. However, given Tether’s […]
This week, two major news within the precious metals industry broke. First, the world’s largest diamond company, Russia’s Alrosa, joined a blockchain project aimed at increasing transparency. Secondly, the world’s largest bank, JPMorgan, reportedly started to use its blockchain to tokenize gold. Indeed, blockchain has been pioneering both gold and diamond industries — complex ecosystems that heavily rely on supply […]