In this articleMSTRSOL.CM=ETH.CM=BTC.CM=Nastco | GettyBitcoin tumbled toward $60,000 this week as investors reassessed its utility. And while there isn't one clear catalyst driving the bloodbath, one thing is clear: the crypto market is in crisis. "There's nothing going on in the marketplace that should have necessitated this type of a crash," Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of alternative investment firm SkyBridge, told CNBC. "And so I think that's made people, frankly, more fearful. ... Y ...

It's been a rough go for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap, which is now down nearly 22% on the year, despite a strong rally on Feb. 6. Investors seem to be questioning whether Bitcoin is truly a form of digital Gold, with its finite supply of 21 million tokens, and whether it can therefore serve as a hedge against currency debasement and inflation. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right ...

Bitcoin Lagged Gold as Fed Tightened in 2025 | ETF TrendsETF Trends is now VettaFi. Read More --Bitcoin fell as the Federal Reserve pulled back its balance sheet through 2025, while gold rallied on geopolitical tensions, exposing the different forces driving two assets often grouped together as stores of value.The divergence shows bitcoin tracks the availability of credit in the financial system rather than serving as a simple "digital gold†replacement, according to recent [research] from CoinShares. The cr ...

With crypto winter clearly having set in, bulls are now left looking for signs that the bearishness has become so embedded that a bottom might form. One case in point might be a note from Canaccord's Joseph Vafi on Wednesday, slashing his price target on Strategy (MSTR) by a whopping 61% to $185 from $474. Vafi, who lifted his outlook on Strategy as recently as November (to that $474 level), still maintains a buy rating on the stock, and his new $185 target suggests about 40% upside from last night's cl ...

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) price has declined nearly 20% over the past 12 months. However, the world's top cryptocurrency still has significant institutional backing. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) reportedly held $1.6 billion in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the end of 2024, while JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) had invested about $343 million in those ETFs as of last November. Other major banks, including Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), have also made modest investments in Bitcoin. Where to ...

Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to end January underperforming gold for the sixth straight month as investors ignore the largest cryptocurrency's "digital gold" moniker and seek the safety of a metal that's historically been seen as a haven in times of economic and geopolitical turmoil. The bitcoin-to-gold ratio, the amount of gold equivalent to 1 BTC, has dropped 23% this month, and is currently standing at 16.3. The six-month pattern closely resembles what happened in 2019, when the sequence began in August ...

While many corporations might have sold into a 23% Bitcoin price slide, Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX stood firm in Q4 2025—no buys, no sells. Tesla released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results after market close on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. This included the earnings update deck on ir.tesla.com, followed by an earnings call/webcast with Elon Musk and CFO Vaibhav Taneja, who discussed results, Bitcoin impairment, autonomy plans, and more. Tesla and SpaceX Stand Firm on Bitcoin as a ...

The bull market in gold ratcheted into a higher gear on Wednesday, with the yellow metal soaring 6% to above $5,400 per ounce for the first time. Silver and platinum posted even larger percentage gains, but gold, with a market capitalization somewhere in the $40 trillion area, was surely the standout asset. A sizable chunk of gold's gains came following comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a press conference following the central bank’s universally expected decision to hold its benchm ...

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Company successfully completes genesis mint of Standard Gold Coins, marking key operational milestoneNEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Gold Limited (Nasdaq: BGL) (“Blue Gold” or the “Company”), a next-generation gold development and technology company, today announced that it has successfully completed the first minting of its genesis Standard Gold Coins (SGC), marking a significant milestone in the operational rollout of its gold-backed digital asset framework. Each SGC corresponds to one gr ...