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When the Going Gets Weird, CoinDesk Readers Look for These Safe Havens
10.3.2020
We asked CoinDesk readers where they're putting their money in this weird financial period. The answers were surprising
What the Oil Market Says About Bitcoin’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
9.3.2020
“I don’t think any asset is safe right now – except cash, US dollars.”
Bitcoin Tested as a Safe Haven After Biggest Stock Crash Since 2009
9.3.2020
Global markets imploded as the trading week started, providing Bitcon’s another opportunity to prove its status as a store of value asset
Bitcoin, Bonds and Gold: Why Markets Are Upended in a Time of Fear
9.3.2020
Noelle Acheson says bitcoin is not the only part of the financial markets going through upheaval
Stop Treating Bitcoin as Risky. It’s a Safer Asset Than Most
5.3.2020
Bitcoin is often lumped in risky assets like growth stocks, high yield debt, high beta ETFs, venture capital, and emerging markets. In fact, it has many hallmarks of a safe haven in a crisis
Cryptocurrencies Are Not a Safe-Haven Asset, Says Expert
4.3.2020
One Duke University professor believes that the narrative of crypto being a safe-haven asset in times of economic crisis is not necessarily true
Bitcoin is a Safe Haven Asset: Tyler Winklevoss
27.2.2020
Recently, the rise in Bitcoins’ prices amidst nervousness in the market owing to the Coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. – Iranian tensions has renewed the debate regarding Bitcoin’s status as a safe-haven asset like gold. The most recent crypto leader to add to the debate was Tyler...
Bitcoin is a Safe Haven Asset: Tyler Winklevoss
27.2.2020
Recently, the rise in Bitcoins’ prices amidst nervousness in the market owing to the Coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. – Iranian tensions has renewed the debate regarding Bitcoin’s status as a safe-haven asset like gold. The most recent crypto leader to add to the debate was Tyler...
Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven or ‘Schmuck Insurance’?
26.2.2020
Canada decides a CBDC is unnecessary while the Twitterati debate BTC as a safe haven and the 6-year anniversary of Mt. Gox brings reflection
Bitcoin ‘Suckers’ Are Wrong About Safe Haven Status — Peter Schiff
26.2.2020
Thinking that Bitcoin is a safe haven is “nonsense,” according to Peter Schiff after fresh price drops
Bitcoin’s Safe Haven Status Questioned as Selling Hits Stocks, Crypto
25.2.2020
With stock markets globally selling off sharply due to renewed fears of coronavirus outbreak outside of China, many market players are now scratching their heads over bitcoin’s price reaction, putting into question the much-discussed bitcoin-as-a-safe-haven narrative.
As of press time on Tuesday...
Bitcoin’s Coronavirus Selloff Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument
24.2.2020
As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history
Five Signs That Ethereum Is Having Its Moment Right Now
14.2.2020
With the Ether price doubling in weeks, the founder of Synthetix, Kain Warwick, has said he believes Ethereum is the reason people are “getting excited about crypto again”
Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven for Your Money?
22.1.2020
Expert economist and award-winning professor analyzes the “Bitcoin as a safe haven” narrative in light of the U.S.-Iran conflict
Is Central Asia the New Safe Haven for Crypto Mining Amid Iran-US Crisis?
18.1.2020
With cheap electricity and friendly regulation, is Central Asia the new promised land for crypto miners?
This is 'The Strongest Validation' of the Bitcoin Safe Haven Theory
15.1.2020
The bitcoin (BTC) safe haven narrative perhaps got its strongest confirmation in the wake of the U.S. missile strike in Iran, and it showed growth as a legitimate asset class, finds crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics.
The BTC as a safe haven narrative is a tale as old as bitcoin, and numerous...
Bitcoin’s Safe Haven Status ‘Beta Tested’ Once Again
9.1.2020
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In just one week, marked with increased political tension in the Middle East, bitcoin (BTC) moved following traditional safe haven assets such as gold on two occasions.
Last week, BTC’s move up coincided with the news that Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed...
Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
8.1.2020
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue
Google Trends Sees ‘Bitcoin Iran’ Surge 4,500% on Safe Haven Narrative
8.1.2020
Google search interest in both Bitcoin and its relationship to Iran has exploded this week, but analysts remain skeptical
Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? US-Iran Tensions Rekindle Debate
6.1.2020
Bitcoin’s recent price jump after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian official has rekindled a long-running debate among investors: whether it will work as a safe-haven asset like gold in times of heightened geopolitical and economic turmoil