Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff says gold is “set to have its best year since 1979 when it rose 126%.” He highlighted that gold is up over $ 540 so far this year, which is its “largest dollar gain in history.” He further explained that “investors still haven’t noticed the bull market or …
On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, blockchain detectives were left stunned when five dormant bitcoin wallets from 2009 suddenly became active. In a fascinating twist, exactly nine years earlier on Sept. 20, 2015, a single block reward from 2009 was spent, with the owner transferring block height 2,800 along with several other block rewards. Since then, […]
Between block height 862,079 and 862,087, a group of five vintage bitcoin wallets from 2009 came out of hibernation, spending a total of 250 BTC for the first time in over 15 years. With addresses from the Satoshi era being incredibly rare, these transactions, worth $ 15.8 million total, marked the first movement of …
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time since March 2020. The Sept. 18, 2024 rate cut amounted to 50 basis points (bps), a notably bigger adjustment than many analysts anticipated. According to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) press release, the central bank remains focused on reaching […]
Jan Nieuwenhuijs, a gold market analyst, claims that Saudi Arabia has been covertly buying gold since 2022, trying to get its hands on physical gold due to its neutral and sanction-proof traits. According to his figures, 160 tonnes have been acquired without disclosure, likely to avoid upsetting the U.S. government for these actions. Analyst Alleges […]