Analysts of the JPMorgan investment bank said that Bitcoin is losing the status of “digital gold”. Reasons: excessive volatility and increasing connection with the shares market.

Bank experts, headed by managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, noted that the demand for physical gold is growing in the global market – against the background of increasing uncertainty in the global economy.

“Gold becomes a key beneficiary of the depreciation strategy – a model aimed at protecting against inflation when weakening fiat currencies. The cost of gold exceeded $ 3100 per ounce and continues to grow, and Bitcoin has been behind the beginning of the year due to high volatility, ”investment batmonds said.

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It lasts several months, while exchange funds focused on physical gold fix the influx of capital. According to the data JPMorganthe total global investments in gold reached a record $ 9 trillion, of which $ 5 trillion was on private investment funds and $ 4 trillion – for central banks.

Until the Bitcoin course begins to demonstrate steady growth, backed up by fundamental rather than speculative factors, it is not worth expecting a return of interest in an asset, investment bank experts emphasized.

Earlier, co-founder of Unlimited, a former top manager of the Bridgewater Associates Foundation, Bob Elliott, doubted Bitcoin’s values ​​due to his strong volatility amid political tension around the world.