Gold investors are taking swipes at Bitcoin following a new all-time high for the precious metal.
Spot gold prices have reached an all-time high, resulting in a resurgence of Bitcoin (BTC) derision from the precious yellow metal’s investors.
Gold hit an all-time high of $2,304 per ounce on April 3, according to the American Hartford Gold Group, posting an 11.5% year-to-date gain for the usually slow-moving asset.
Gold started gaining momentum in mid-February, rising from around $2,000 per ounce to over $2,200 in late March, having held up well alongside other safe-haven assets due to growing global tensions, uncertainty over possible interest-rate cuts and de-dollarization Hartford Funds investment strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson told MarketWatch on April 3.