Bitcoin (BTC) may soon “decouple” from traditional assets, says statistician Willy Woo as a key gold relationship breaks out of a long-term downtrend. In a tweet on Sep. 25, Woo forecast that Bitcoin would act like a successful startup in accruing new interest and going its own way. Woo: Breakdown of Bitcoin macro correlation to hit “soon” Adoption, he argued, would follow a classic S-curve pattern, much in the same way that a startup grows. This would take precedence over investors looking for a hedge against other assets. “Bitcoin will decouple from traditional markets soon, but driven by its internal …

According to Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of the Gemini crypto exchange, Bitcoin beats gold at its own game. "Bitcoin is better at being gold than gold — and not just incrementally, but by an order of magnitude or 10X better," Winklevoss said in a Sept. 21 tweet. Over the last decade or so, Bitcoin has risen dramatically in price, surpassing numerous landmark price comparisons along the way. For many, it is now seen more as a store of value than a transactional currency, and the public often compares the digital coin against gold; a time-tested method of value storage used for …

In its latest crypto newsletter, Bloomberg said that according to its records, the correlation between Bitcoin (BTC) and gold is at its highest level since 2010: Bitcoin and gold correlation. Source: Coin Metrics. If you look at the chart above or find other charts online that track correlations between the two assets, you will likely see something that will contradict Bloomberg’s assertion. Yet according to Bloomberg, it stands at 0.80. The caveat here, however, is that Bloomberg calculates this metric differently from many other data providers: “On a 12-month basis, the quasi-currencies are about 0.80 correlated, the highest in our …

In its August 2020 volatility report, U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has predicted that September will bring excessively negative returns for Bitcoin (BTC). The report notes that historically, September is Bitcoin’s worst-performing month, with an average return of -7%. It points out that as Bitcoin has underperformed its average returns for most months of 2020, this month’s performance was likely to be even worse than usual. Despite the bearish outlook for the short-term, the report identifies some glimmers of hope, including that a record share of Bitcoin’s supply has not moved in more than 12 months — with Kraken noting that …

According to a Morgan Stanley executive, the young and adventurous usually go for crypto, while older investors stick to more traditional assets. In a Sept. 8 interview with CNN anchor Julia Chatterley, Morgan Stanley’s head of emerging markets and chief global strategist Ruchir Sharma stated that the generational divide when it comes to investments has many millennials choosing Bitcoin (BTC) over gold. “I think some of the older [investors] are still buying gold, and millennials are buying more of the Bitcoins and the cryptocurrencies,” said Sharma. Part of the younger generation’s drive to look towards crypto may be related to …

The vast majority of Twitter users trust 18-year-old Spencer Schiff’s investment advice over that of his father, Peter Schiff — a renowned gold bug and Bitcoin (BTC) critic. “Against my advice my son just bought even more Bitcoin,” said Schiff, “Whose advice do you want to follow?” Against my advice my son @SchiffSpencer just bought even more #Bitcoin. Whose advice do you want to follow? A 57-year-old experienced investor/business owner who’s been an investment professional for over 30 years or an 18-year-old college freshman who’s never even had a job. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) September 7, 2020 According to a …

Gold bug Peter Schiff, who has often spoken out against Bitcoin, may be admitting that there’s at least some flaw in his predictions after acknowledging the coin did not “collapse” as gold rose to a new all-time high last month. In a Twitter exchange with Tyler Winklevoss, which began Sept. 6, Schiff traded words with the Gemini co-founder regarding Bitcoin’s rise to a yearly high of more than $12,000 on Aug. 17 and its dip under $10,000 just last week. While Winklevoss predicted the digital asset’s baseline for all future dips would be $10,000, Schiff was decidedly more bearish, stating …

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway substantially cut their position on Wells Fargo, selling 100 million shares. The Oracle of Omaha is continuing to trim his position in bank stocks, buoying the bull case for gold and Bitcoin (BTC). Berkshire reportedly held $32 billion in equity in Wells Fargo at one point, Fox Business reported on Sep. 5. The investment conglomerate now owns 3.3% in equity of the lender, worth just $3.36 billion. Why did Buffett cut Wells Fargo and how could it benefit Bitcoin? Throughout his career, Buffett emphasized the importance of value investing and cash flow. The investor typically …

Huge gains in stock markets despite the dire economic consequences of coronavirus may soon be a thing of the past, one analyst warns. In a tweet on Sep. 4, Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, said that gold may soon get the limelight as markets reach an “inflection point.” Strategist: fiat markets may soon face day of reckoning “In a battle of the bulls, we see greater potential endurance favoring #gold over the #Nasdaq,” he wrote. “The conundrum of monetary and fiscal stimulus lifting most assets may be nearing an inflection point, where the increasing certainty of QE …

The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the S&P 500 index and gold all fell simultaneously on Sept. 3. Sentiment around the markets remains cautiously negative after the drop. Two factors likely triggered the abrupt decline of Bitcoin by over 8% on the day. First, miners sold off unusually large amounts of BTC in a short period. Second, the U.S. dollar index has started to recover from a key multi-year support area. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView.com Analysts also attribute the fall of gold to the rising U.S. dollar. The European Central Bank’s warning against the surging euro caused investors to become …

In September’s crypto outlook newsletter, Bloomberg’s analyst Mike McGlone observed that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) could either be heading to the $500,000 mark, or it could fail. McGlone has continued to reiterate that in his view, Bitcoin is set to become digital gold. He emphasized once again how Bitcoin’s limited supply and increasing demand were key adoption indicators, and drew comparisons to the 2017 bull run: “Much of the broad crypto-asset market echoes 2017's excesses, but the foundation is firming due to expanding decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and finance (DeFi). Limited supply vs. increasing demand is the bottom-line for Bitcoin, …

Bitcoin (BTC) is inches away from getting the same boost that helped it hit $12,500 earlier this month, data shows. On Aug. 28, the U.S. dollar currency index (DXY), fresh from losses caused by a speech from the Federal Reserve, returned to crucial low levels. Bitcoin’s $12,000 trigger reappears At press time on Friday, DXY measured 92.28 — its lowest since Aug. 19. At that time, the index had seen years of decline, with 92.17 marking the floor which challenged precious lows from April 2018. Safe havens, including Bitcoin, appeared to benefit throughout the summer as DXY fell — gold …