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A gold coin with a denomination of approximately 1,000 bitcoins was purchased in 2011. This is when bitcoin wasn’t trading for anywhere near the price it is at today. At the time, the coin was worth about $4,900. It stayed in a desk drawer for many years, ultimately forgotten about and lost to time. A Gold Coin and Bitcoin Fused Into a Special Asset However, now its owner – who wishes to remain anonymous – has pulled it out of that desk drawer and has had the currency...

Leon Cooperman – a billionaire investor and the chairman of the Omega Investors – stated in a recent interview that anyone who doesn’t understand bitcoin is likely to be “old,” and that those who don’t trust it may take solace in gold, the world’s number one precious metal. Leon Cooperman – BTC May Not Be as Strong as Gold There has been an argument brewing for some time regarding which asset is better: bitcoin or gold. Many people often compare bitcoin with gold and...

Robert Kiyosaki – the author of the bestselling book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” – has said in a recent tweet that he is hoarding bitcoin, gold, and silver in anticipation of a major market crash that he predicts could come as early as the end of the year. Robert Kiyosaki On Why He’s Hoarding BTC Kiyosaki has established himself as a major financial guru over the past few years given his growing list of books which began with the “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” franchise. The first book...

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio clearly has a soft spot in his heart for bitcoin, but when it comes to gold, it looks like that soft spot gets even bigger. In a recent interview, Dalio was quick to claim that bitcoin is like a digital version of gold, but he still values the real thing over its digital counterpart. Ray Dalio: Gold Is a Better Choice In the interview, Dalio explains jokingly: If you would put a gun to my head and you said, ‘I can only have one,’ I would...

We have constantly been hearing arguments in the past that bitcoin is “digital gold.” Both bitcoin and the precious metal the entire world has grown to love are consistently being compared, though according to one expert – Pavan Sukhdev – there is still too much speculation involved. Pavan Sukhdev – Bitcoin Is Not a Currency Sukhdev is the president of environmental advocacy group WWF International. In a recent interview, he commented that both bitcoin and gold remain...

At the present time, bitcoin is suffering like it never has before. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen into oblivion after trading at its highest level of approximately $64,000 per unit in April. It is now currently selling for about $37,000 per unit. Many analysts, it seems, are beginning to write the currency off, but according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could very well live up to...

Over the past year, we have heard that bitcoin is a necessary ingredient of a successful portfolio. That so many hedge funds, wealth managers and other individuals and firms in charge of handling customers’ money are working hard to give them access to crypto, and that anywhere between one and three percent should be allocated to bitcoin. However, according to Societe Generale, this is not quite true. Societe Generale Thinks Gold Is Stronger Than BTC Whether these firms...

Value investor Bill Miller seems to believe that this present bull run for bitcoin is way different than the one that occurred in 2017. Bill Miller: BTC Is About to Go Mainstream In a recent interview, Miller viewed what is happening right now as an immediate door to mainstream territory for bitcoin. He pointed to the fact that the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has already rallied by more than 90 percent since the beginning of the year. He also states...

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are becoming more popular than ever, and now a company known as Unifi Money is set to offer what it is calling the Unifi Premier, a new credit card that will reward its users in gold, stocks and digital assets. Unifi Premier Is a New Kind of Crypto Card While not all the details regarding the rewards program are known at this time, Ben Soppitt – the CEO and founder of the company and the respective card – says that users are likely to be...

There is a new cryptocurrency being added to the mix. Known as DIGau, the currency will be tied to physical gold, meaning that it has the support of something many investors consider a set deal and a store of wealth, which qualifies it as a stable coin. The coin is coming our way through the efforts of a New York City real estate mogul named Kent Swig. Kent Swig Sees Cryptocurrency in a Whole New Light There are cryptocurrencies being added to the digital industry on a...