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Economic volatility has pushed more people to buy gold. Both big investors and regular savers are rushing to stockpile gold as a safe haven for troubled times. Marc Faber, a veteran investor known as “Dr. Doom,” has long made gold a key part of his own holdings and urged others to do the same. Faber often appears in video interviews, praising gold as a safe haven while warning of a possible economic collapse. He warns about a debt crisis, a sharp drop in asset prices, and surging inflation. “My sense is that a debt crisis is inevitable,” he said. According to Business Insider , Faber holds 25% of gold in his portfolio, and his clients follow his example, keeping a significant share of their wealth in the metal. There has been a steady move toward gold among his clients. But the rush to buy the metal has also spread to more ordinary investors. Many blame the economic uncertainty in 2025. Some of the fears voiced by Faber’s clients, from runaway inflation to even a full-scale war, may seem far-fetched. Yet analysts do not expect this wave of buying to fade soon. Global demand for gold bars rose to 257 metric tons in the first quarter of 2025, a 13% gain over the same period last year, according to the World Gold Council . Joe Cavatoni, a market strategist at the World Gold Council, said worries about the US dollar, weakness in the US economy, and the nation’s debt and deficit have helped drive demand higher. Interest in the search term “gold bars” on Google increased during significant market events, such as the announcement of tariffs on Canada and Mexico and Moody’s downgrade of US debt. Genesis Gold Group, a firm that often serves clients it calls “homesteaders” or “preppers,” says it has seen intense demand in recent quarters. Sales grew so fast that the company introduced a “prepper bar,” designed to be broken into smaller pieces for easier trade during a crisis. Jonathan Rose, the firm’s CEO, said sales of that bar jumped 20% in the first quarter of 2025, around the time President Donald Trump began laying out his tariff plans. More of Genesis’s customers are also asking to take their gold home. Rose estimates that about 70% of his clients now insist on holding physical gold, up from just 20% in past years. On the subreddit r/preppers, which has grown its membership by about 354% since 2020, by one count, users frequently ask whether to keep cash in the market or pile into gold. “It helps when a currency collapses,” one user wrote. “Cash is always king, until it collapses, then that’s where gold and silver step in.” The gold price has climbed about 25% in 2025, easily outpacing the S&P 500, which is down roughly 1% year-to-date. That rally has led some to wonder if the buying spree may have gone too far. Recently, Trump agreed to delay tariffs on Europe until 9 July. This pullback reduced some panic, resulting in a Gold dip of 0.3% to $3,346.89 on Monday from a Friday surge of 1.9%. However, experts warn that people are still uneasy about the U.S. fiscal outlook. Michael Brown, senior research strategist at Pepperstone, noted that President Trump’s recent tax bill reignited worries over the US debt and deficit. But he said those fears may ease if lawmakers make changes to the bill to reassure bond investors. Moreover, Goldman Sachs cut its odds of a downturn this year from 45% to 35%, and Barclays dropped its mild-recession forecast altogether. Meanwhile, Michael Boutros, senior technical strategist at StoneX, said there is plenty of fearmongering in markets right now, though he expects gold demand to stay strong as long as people feel uneasy about the economy. Even after trade disputes get settled, Boutros believes gold buyers will remain cautious until they see how tariffs affect growth. “The rockier things get, the more this is going to find footing,” he said of gold’s momentum. Joe Cavatoni of the World Gold Council added that he sees solid price support and a continued upward path for gold through 2025. Your crypto news deserves attention - KEY Difference Wire puts you on 250+ top sites

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Bitcoin’s price surge above $105,000 on May 20, 2025, has reignited bullish sentiment, driven by strong institutional inflows and favorable macroeconomic conditions. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted nearly $7 billion in capital over the past three weeks, while corporate giants like MicroStrategy and Japan’s Metaplanet continue accumulating large BTC positions, underscoring growing confidence in Bitcoin as a long-term asset. Technically, Bitcoin shows a bullish pin bar on the daily chart and is on the cusp of a golden cross, where the 50-day moving average will cross above the 200-day, a pattern historically followed by 45–60% price rallies. Futures markets also reflect optimism, with open interest hitting an all-time high of $72.6 billion, indicating strong leveraged positions betting on further upside. Analysts forecast Bitcoin could reach $130,000 or more by mid-2025, supported by easing global trade tensions and increasing money supply. For investors, the current consolidation above $100,000 offers a strategic entry point with strong support zones near $92,000 and $95,000 acting as safety nets.

Bitcoin has been swinging between steep increases and short-lived retreats over the past few weeks. After it fell to $76,273, it went up to $104,974. Although it came close to that high bar, it couldn’t sustain itself and traded at $104,920 following a 0.50% decline during the past 24 hours. However, long-term forecasts by Ark Invest indicate massive moves might be looming ahead. Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, made her prediction in an interview with CNBC and presented a long-term view. The firm’s base scenario predicts Bitcoin at $700,000 to $750,000 by the end of the decade. Under an aggressive scenario, it goes all the way to $1.5 million. These forecasts were made by David Puell, who is the market analyst at Ark Invest. Wood pointed out how investor sentiment is slowly shifting. She opines that more and more people see Bitcoin as a safe repository of funds. That potentially makes it a challenger to gold in that role. Institutional involvement is in its nascent stages now, she said but is poised to be a potent growth driver. Ark Invest has backed its forecast with active investing. With its ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, it has invested an additional $58 million in Bitcoin. Wood emphasized that institutional investing is still just starting out as he asserted that “Institutions are just testing the waters.” Should they increase their participation, it might drive Bitcoin significantly higher in the years to come. From a security perspective, Wood also referred to Bitcoin’s capacity to protect its holders against unjust seizure of wealth. This, she said, could be achieved either through inflation or confiscation at a state level. Because Bitcoin’s supply is constant and not regulated by central banks, it possesses stability that traditional currencies do not have. In the case of deflationary times, Wood further added that Bitcoin also has an advantage: transparency. In her view, this characteristic could prevent the kind of trust-based collapse that occurred in 2008 during the financial crisis. We won’t have an 08-09 with Bitcoin, everything is decentralized, no obfuscation, In spite of recent volatility in markets, Bitcoin would need to increase significantly in its long-term estimates according to Ark’s targets. Presently, the asset is 57% up year-to-date. After that, the base-case target figure of $710,000 would need a 575% jump. In a bear case scenario, Bitcoin would have to increase by 1,330% to $1.5 million. Even more bearish is a more conservative estimate that anticipates growth of about 185% to $300,000. Wood’s optimism about these prices is based on both Bitcoin’s finite nature and its growth as an alternative store of wealth.