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Gold vs Bitcoin/Cryptocurrencies – Which Should You Choose?

Gold vs Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies - Which One Should You Choose

Gold vs Bitcoin. Is one better than the other? Should you drop your gold in favour of cryptocurrencies? Bitcoin vs Gold During the Corona-Virus Panic The chart below shows Bitcoin took a serious tumble in March in the early stages of the Corona-panic. Falling over 50%. Gold also fell initially but by less than 15%. […]

Gold Backed Cryptocurrency: Is This Why Central Banks Are Buying So Much Gold?

Gold Backed Cryptocurrency: Is This Why Central Banks Are Buying So Much Gold?

Could a gold backed cryptocurrency to settle international balance of payments be the reason why central banks are buying record amounts of gold? On 10 June 2019 the People’s Bank reported that China’s national gold reserves grew by 15.6 tonnes in May to 1,916 tonnes. (And it’s highly likely that China is not revealing their […]

What to Do With Your Money When Doom Awaits – Asset Allocation

Here in New Zealand, real estate is the heavily most favoured investment class. Pretty much to the exclusion of everything else for the vast majority of the country we’d imagine. But there are many other assets to consider owning that serve different purposes. Below Dan Denning (who we’ve heard speak well at the Sydney Gold Symposium a […]

Gold and the Blockchain: Gold and Cryptocurrencies Can Co-Exist

Here’s some interesting thoughts on gold and the rise of cryptocurrencies, somewhat surprisingly care of the World Gold Council.  Ever since BitCoin was invented, comparisons have been drawn with gold, often to gold’s detriment. Charles Morris, chief investment officer at Newscape Group and editor of AtlasPulse.com argues that BitCoin and gold can happily co-exist, while technological advances will ultimately work to gold’s benefit… […]

If You Need to Flee Today, Here’s How to Vanish With $1 Million

Historically gold has been the ideal currency to use when escaping across the border as this article outlines. But it also highlights another “currency” that can accomplish a similar feat today… If You Need to Flee Today, Here’s How to Vanish With $1 Million By Greg Wilson Justin’s note: For today’s Weekend Edition, we’re handing […]