I’ll go out on a limb here, but a financial system that requires over $100B of liquidity injections every day, temporary, permanent or otherwise, has major issues.
In total, the Feds injected a massive 60% “temporary” increase in the liquidity of repo markets. However, financial experts suggest that things could get a whole lot worse than in 2008.
Still, the market price action is still favoring the equity markets rather than hard money like gold. The S&P 500 Index is near is All-Time High above $3000. Yesterday, it gained 8 points, currently trading at $3004.
Bitcoin, on the other hand, projected a steep drop of more than $550 in less than an hour on Thursday. The price of BTC at 3: 00 hours UTC on 24th October 2019 is $7438. It is trading 7.45% lower on a daily scale.
BTC/USD 1-Day Chart on Bitstamp (TradingView)The liquidity injection by the Feds comes as positive news for the equity markets. Nevertheless, it could have long-term adverse effects on the economy.
Which is better hard money: Gold or Bitcoin?The first half of 2019 saw a tangle between gold buffs and Bitcoin supporters. The aim was to win the stance of being the best ‘hard money.’ While gold has a history of thousands of years, Bitcoin has grown exponentially in the past decade. The debate is purely based on a belief system.
Peter Schiff, the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, has been a strong critic of Bitcoin. However, in one of his recent tweets, he affirmed that he is not a ‘Bitcoin Hater.’ He said,
People need to stop referring to me as a “Bitcoin hater.” I don’t hate Bitcoin. There is nothing there for me to hate. I just don’t believe that #Bitcoin will work as money, and that people who are betting that it will are going to lose a lot of theirs. Just buy #gold instead!
Bitcoin or gold, the traction has hard money has gained in 2019 is considerable. The age-old gold has acted as a hedge against the economy as far as the financial history goes. Gabor Gurbacs, the CEO and digital assets strategist at VanEck tweeted on the #dropgold vs Bitcoin campaign,
Unpopular opinion: The drop gold campaign is ill-informed at best. Real gold bugs appreciate Bitcoin and real Bitcoiners appreciate gold.
Furthermore, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are highly volatile assets. Hence, the leverage and dropdowns in cryptocurrency portfolios are a lot higher than gold. Hence, while money management points towards hard money in the long term, the belief system is what matters in the end.
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