Bitcoin joins the safe-haven debate as trade tensions rise
For decades, investors fled to gold and US Treasurys during crises, but in today’s digital, decentralized world, Bitcoin is starting to enter the safe-haven conversation. Despite its volatility, Bitcoin (BTC ($94,715.00)) has shown signs of resilience during global turbulence, including trade wars, prompting a fresh look at its role in preserving value.
Let’s rewind a bit to understand where this question comes from.
For decades, whenever uncertainty rattled the global economy, be it war, inflation, or sudden political shifts, investors did what they always do — run to the safest hills. Historically, those hills were made of gold or filled with US Treasury bonds. But things are changing.
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