Barron's: Why Bitcoin Isn't Gold

By  Barron's / December 16, 2017 / www.bullionvault.com / Article Link

LONDON, 16 December 2017 - Long-running US investment magazine today quotes BullionVault analysis in an article comparing the "safe haven" claims made about digital 'currency' Bitcoin with gold bullion.

"Anyone thinking Bitcoin is going to replace gold as the ultimate safe haven is missing 5,000 years of history...and the fact that crypto has been surging alongside stocks, fine art, and junk bonds," Barron's quotes BullionVault director of research Adrian Ash.

"Investment insurance should zag when risk assets zig. Bitcoin, in contrast, has gone vertical."

You can read the full article at Barron's online here:

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