UBS has lowered its 2026 gold price target to $5,500 from $5,900, citing higher Treasury yields and a stronger dollar. Analysts Dominic Schnider and Wayne Gordon at UBS noted that "alternative costs" are becoming more significant as real interest rates remain high, making non-yielding assets like gold less attractive. However, the core reasons for a…
Gold is considered a tactical long-term asset, but Bitcoin is currently undervalued. ReSolve Asset Management's portfolio manager, Richard Latimer, notes that gold's current price consolidation is expected after its early-year surge. Despite strategically remaining bullish on gold for its structural bull market, ReSolve has become tactically neutral in the short term, having taken profits and…
We are not in a classic crypto cycle; we are witnessing the commoditization of the settlement layer. Bretton Woods I (1944) used a gold-pegged dollar settled via correspondent banks (SWIFT/CHIPS). The current regime (post-1971) relies on the petrodollar and sovereign debt. Bretton Woods 2.0 is based on a Dual Pillar Regime:
1. Physical Pillar…
1.1 Direct Ownership Tokens
1.1.1 On-chain Representation of Carbon Credits Held in Custody by the Investor
Direct ownership tokens constitute the most fundamental form of carbon credit tokenization, representing a digital claim on a physical carbon credit held in custody by an accredited custodian. This structure ensures a one-to-one correspondence between the issued token and…
Global gold ETFs registered inflows despite inflationary risks, with gold prices hovering near 4,700 per ounce at the start of the week. Analysts remain optimistic about a price recovery in the second half of the year due to sustained investment demand, evidenced by global gold-backed ETF inflows in April.
According to the World Gold…
The ratio of the price of gold to silver, which indicates how many ounces of silver are needed to buy one ounce of gold, is rapidly decreasing, moving from 62.05 to 54.94 in a week. This drop signals that silver is outperforming gold. Such a fast decline is unusual and typically occurs when a metal…
ETH/BTC est le prix relatif de deux systèmes distribués en concurrence. Ses déterminants principaux sont :
Prime de contrat intelligent : capitalisation sur l’écosystème DeFi et les dApps.
Concurrence des "ETH Killers" : Solana, Avalanche, Sui, Aptos, etc., qui érodent la part de marché d’Ethereum.
Mécanisme de destruction EIP‑1559 et frais de gaz : l’activité réseau alimente l’accumulation…
(1) XRP — Settlement Layer and Liquidity Bridge
XRP serves as a neutral liquidity bridge between different fiat currencies and tokenized assets. The arrival of seven US spot XRP ETFs (approximately $1 billion in AUM) signals progressive institutionalization. Demand for XRP structurally stems from the volume of transactional flows, which creates continuous buying pressure…
Tether Gold (XAU₮) experienced significant growth in the first quarter of 2026, with its gold reserves increasing by 36% to $3.3 billion, driven by record gold prices and macroeconomic uncertainty fueling demand for safe-haven assets. The physical gold backing XAU₮ rosefrom 520,089.35 troy ounces at the end of 2025 to 707,747.14 ounces by March 31,…
Gold Is Moving Back to the Center of Finance By Peter Reagan Gold is reasserting itself in finance, moving from an "alternative asset" category to a core holding, driven by recent economic instability. Historically, institutional investors focused mainly on corporate profits and debt, viewing gold skeptically. However, the pandemic-era lockdowns, subsequent inflation, and the significant…
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