Veteran trader Peter Brandt is thinking about selling some of his Bitcoin holdings to invest in gold, based on a technical breakout in the gold-to-Bitcoin (XAU/BTC) ratio chart. This ratio measures how much Bitcoin one ounce of gold can buy, and Brandt sees it rising, indicating gold may outperform Bitcoin in this cycle. However, some analysts disagree, arguing Bitcoin's current weakness is due to capital flowing into AI sectors, not gold, and that Bitcoin could rebound strongly. The debate highlights differing views on the future performance of these two popular store-of-value assets.
Wintermute Research reports that institutional investors now account for a record 72% of spot over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading in the first half of 2026, up from 61% in late 2025. This growing institutional presence is concentrated in a few key ...
Bitcoin briefly surged past $65,000 following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates steady, reaching a daily high of $65,100 before settling near $64,700. This pushed its market capitalization to $1.3 trillion, marking over a 10% gain...
Cryptocurrency markets display varied price changes, with Bitcoin rising 1.43% to $64,780 and Ethereum increasing 1.32% to $1,923. Other notable gains include Binance Coin up 4.27% and Cardano up 5.10%. These movements reflect ongoing market volatili...
Bitcoin prices increased with spot Bitcoin ETFs attracting $32.1 million in net inflows after four days of outflows, signaling renewed investor interest. Despite crypto sentiment remaining cautious in the fear zone, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's...
Bitcoin and XRP were the only cryptocurrencies to record positive ETF inflows recently, attracting $32 million and $585,000 respectively. This rise in inflows coincides with increased large on-chain transactions above $100K, signaling growing institu...
