Commodities

Commodities

Merkado

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck Below $40K, Altcoins See Less Selling Pressure

BTC is down 6% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 3% decline in ETH and a 20% rally in STX.

Cryptos reverse course

Merkado

As Gold Nears Record, Bitcoin Doesn't Shine So Brightly

“The default setting is, ‘Go with what you know,’ which in this case means gold,” says one analyst.

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Pananalapi

Santander Launches Loans Backed by Tokenized Commodities Such as Soy and Corn

The Spanish banking multinational has partnered with Agrotoken, an agricultural commodities tokenization platform, to offer the loans.

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Merkado

Gold-Backed Tokens Grow Despite Mixed Reviews From Analysts

With high inflation and geopolitical turmoil in the headlines, these tokens appear to be benefiting from the current investment climate.

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Merkado

There's a Reason Bitcoin's Worth 500 Barrels of Oil: Bloomberg's McGlone

“Supply, demand, adoption and advancing technology point to the crypto continuing to outperform fossil fuel in the next 10 years," according to the commodities analyst.

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Pananalapi

Neuberger Berman's $164M Commodities Fund Can Invest 5% in Bitcoin

The investment manager has tweaked its strategy and will now focus its crypto investments solely on bitcoin.

Neuberger Berman

Merkado

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises After Volatile Week

Analysts see the possibility of further selling pressure despite short-term relief.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20.

Merkado

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $37K as Investors Tangle With Bulls and Bears

Positive news from El Salvador couldn't completely overcome negative news out of China.

CoinDesk 20 XBX Index

Merkado

Market Wrap: Bullish Basel News Causes BTC Jump to Week-High $38K Level; ETH Slips

Bitcoin busted out a quick 5% gain early Thursday on positive news from that continent before losing some steam.

CoinDesk XBX Index

Merkado

Gold Tokens Take Off as Inflation Accelerates, Bitcoin Retreats

The market cap of gold-backed tokens has surged 30-fold since the start of 2020, according to one research firm.

Close up shot of gold bars