Crypto exchanges are losing retail traders but are filling the gap with Wall Street-style bets

Crypto exchanges are seeing the weakest retail-driven activity in years, but some of the biggest platforms are finding a lucrative new source of volume in Wall Street-style bets on gold, silver, oil, stocks, and indexes. According to a CryptoQuant report shared with CryptoSlate, the shift is emerging during one of the weakest trading periods for […]

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Own a piece of anime history with U-Treasure’s Astro Boy gold miniature figure

A new line of decorative mini figures made from gold pay homage to pioneering manga artist Osamu Tezuka’s massive influence on anime and manga. U-Treasure, a Japanese jewelry brand that frequently partners with pop culture franchises for fun but classy keepsakes, is now taking preorders for the first three pieces in a new collaborative series […]

Casio is releasing the limited CRW001JB-9 ring watch collaboration with J Balvin

Casio America announced the Casio CRW001JB-9 ring watch in collaboration with Colombian musician J Balvin. The limited edition stainless steel ring watch features a gold ion-plated case, rhinestones on the upper and lower bezel, a brick pattern on the face and bezel, and J Balvin’s flower motif engraved on the case back. This somewhat surprising […]

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Trump, 79, Forgets He Accused Army of Robbing Fort Knox

President Donald Trump can’t even keep track of his own conspiracy theories.

During an interview on _Full Measure_ , host Sharyl Attkisson pressed Trump about his allegations that someone had stolen from the country’s gold reserve at Fort Knox.

“What happened to the audit of Fort Knox?” Attkisson asked.

After a long pause, Trump replied: “Which one are you talking about?”

Attkisson gently…

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Cobarion-covered G-Shock GM-6900CCC-3 is limited to 10 watches

Hypebeast Japan recently revealed the G-Shock GM-6900CCC-3, which features a Cobarion bezel and a camouflage pattern on the face, resin band, and case back. This special release is limited to only ten watches, and Hypebeast states that the watches will be given to “10 key individuals” from around the world and are “positioned as seeding […]

Pastor Clarifies That Giant, Shiny Trump Statue Worshippers Love Is NOT An Idol

Pastor Mark Burns, the president's informal "spiritual advisor," wants to make one thing very clear about the extremely tall gold statue of Donald Trump that was officially dedicated last week in Doral, Miami. "Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone," he wrote on Twitter.

He's technically right, just as Rene Magritte was technically right that…

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Trump’s Mint Is Helping Cartels Launder Their Gold

The U.S. Mint claims to be a symbol of the founding principles of America, its gold coins a product of the country’s personal success. But that’s not exactly true.

Instead, the U.S. Mint’s gold program is the amalgamation of several illicit sources, effectively serving as the final laundering point for foreign powers and cartels before the precious metal is clean and ready for sale on the…

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Rolex Demonstrates New Artistic Expression with the Aventurine Dial Day-Date

A luminous stone dial meets a newly developed "Jubilee Gold" alloy, extending the brand's material vocabulary. Courtesy of Rolex Rolex design language is built on constructions that register instantly, even from a distance. However, the newly introduced Day-Date 40 rewards a continued gaze. Its dial, rendered in a seafoam-toned aventurine, is animated by mineral inclusions […]

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France pulled all its gold from the NY Fed — and made $15 billion doing it

France sold all 129 tonnes of gold it had stored at the New York Federal Reserve, then rebuilt its position by buying from other European central banks — booking a €13 billion capital gain in the process. Every ounce of French gold is now held domestically, deep in the vaults of La Souterraine, the Banque de France's underground storage facility south of Paris. — Read the rest

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Metals mining in Alaska still a big source of jobs, money and exports, report says

Metals mining has a prominent place in Alaska history. Today, it remains a prominent economic driver in the state. Over the past decade, the metals mining sector has made up 3% to 4% of Alaska’s gross domestic product, and those mined metals rival Alaska seafood as top exports from the state, according to a state […]

Why investors are pulling back from gold and still buying Bitcoin

Gold has fallen into bear-market territory after giving up its gains for the year, even as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to attract fresh money, pushing the two assets onto sharply different paths. Spot gold traded near $4,388 an ounce on March 23, according to goldprice.org, down about 22% from its Jan. 29 […]

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Retail is rushing into gold, but institutions are buying Bitcoin again – so why the split?

Retail investors became the main force behind gold-fund buying over the past six months, helping extend bullion’s rise even as some institutional money started to step back. At the same time, fresh inflows into US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) show part of Wall Street rebuilding crypto exposure through the regulated ETF channel, setting up […]

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Trump Finds a New Way to Force Us to Stare at His Face

Say what you will about our grifter in chief, but during his second term, Donald Trump has managed to slap his name and likeness on more objects than anyone could have imagined.

The newest entry in the crowded field of Trumpjunk, reports _The Washington Post_ , is a commemorative gold coin, approved on Thursday by the Commission of Fine Arts. The coin features an unusually svelte Trump bending…

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With Bitcoin’s surge over $72k it now outperforms gold and stocks since Iran strikes, but one brutal sell wall is looming

Bitcoin has outperformed gold, silver, and major US equity indexes since the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, recovering to over $72,000 even as oil surged above $100 a barrel and traders cut expectations for near-term Federal Reserve easing. According to CryptoSlate data, Bitcoin is up 7.3% since the conflict began and even rallied to a […]

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Why Isn’t Gold Soaring With Middle East Turmoil?

Gold is traditionally considered a very ‘safe’ asset that investors rush to during times of war, political instability, or economic turmoil. Historically, major geopolitical crises, from the Gulf War to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, have triggered sharp rallies in gold prices as investors look for security outside volatile stock markets and currencies. However, the latest escalation […]

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