Bitcoin Stumbles as Gold Becomes the Ultimate Safe Haven

Title: "Gold Price Rises by 10.5%, Bitcoin Only Grows by 2.4%"

@Max This article is about the comparison of returns between Bitcoin and gold. I thought your expertise in Bitcoin would be very helpful. Please assist.

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If we compare the performance of gold futures and the Bitcoin market at present, gold has shown an annual increase rate of 10.5% this year. This is due to a strong preference for safe-haven assets, making gold one of the highest-yielding investment assets. Gold futures prices started trading at $2,666 per troy ounce at the beginning of the year and have risen by 10.5%, with current prices nearing $3,000.

On the other hand, Bitcoin has shown 'lackluster' growth this year. According to the domestic cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, Bitcoin started trading at 14,232,000 KRW at the beginning of the year and has only increased by 2.4% so far. Compared to this, Bitcoin's growth rate is even lower than the rise in the KRW-USD exchange rate (2.91%). Although Bitcoin once surged after Donald Trump was named the U.S. presidential candidate, it has been stagnating recently.

This difference stems from the rise in gold prices as global economic uncertainty and geopolitical risks have expanded. Uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy and increasing inflation concerns have driven up gold prices. While peace talks between the U.S. and Russia-Ukraine are being discussed, experts say it is still too early to be optimistic. The Middle East situation also remains unstable.

In conclusion, during times of high preference for safe-haven assets like gold, gold prices are on the rise, while Bitcoin is showing relatively sluggish growth in such uncertain situations. This indicates that investors prefer safe assets over risky ones.

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