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Story: Gold’s Biggest Crash in 12 Years — Is Bitcoin the Winner?

By Maheen Hernandez

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Gold Suffers Its Sharpest One-Day Decline Since 2013. After hitting a new all-time high of $4,381 per ounce, gold faced a swift and severe correction.

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From Safe Haven to Sudden Selloff. Earlier this month, gold was the go-to refuge amid global trade tensions and inflation fears.

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Bitcoin Gains Momentum as Gold Stumbles. As gold suffered one of its worst trading sessions in years, Bitcoin quietly rallied.

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Analysts See Repeat of April’s Pattern. Market research firm Swissblock drew parallels between the current setup and earlier this year.

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The “Great Rotation” Thesis Gains Strength. The concept of capital rotating between traditional safe havens and crypto assets has been gaining…

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Could Bitcoin Eventually Flip Gold?. The long-running debate between Bitcoin and gold as “digital vs.

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Conclusion: A Turning Point for Both Assets. Gold’s historic drop has left investors reevaluating their portfolios.

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Gold prices have tumbled dramatically, marking their steepest single-day drop in over a decade.

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This drop represents gold’s worst one-day performance since 2013, when a similar selloff wiped billions from the market.

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“In terms of market cap, this decline in gold today is equal to 55% of the value of every cryptocurrency in existence,” Brandt commented on X. “Peter Schiff’s pet rock lost $2.

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However, as the price approached historical highs, analysts warned that gold could be nearing exhaustion. The rapid correction that followed seems to confirm those warnings.

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As gold suffered one of its worst trading sessions in years, Bitcoin quietly rallied. Data from BeInCrypto Markets showed BTC climbing 0.

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Analyst Ash Crypto believes this divergence is no coincidence. According to him, the market is witnessing the early stages of a capital rotation from gold into Bitcoin — a trend…

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“Yesterday I said it was time for the great rotation from gold into Bitcoin. Today, that rotation has started,” added Anthony Pompliano, echoing the sentiment of rising…

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“The investor’s flight to gold has created patterns that defy the textbooks,” Swissblock noted. “Indices and gold were rising together, but now we’re seeing a decoupling.

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