Inflation increases interest in gold tokens

Bitcoin's rally in 2020 was driven by institutional investors expecting a dollar devaluation. Cryptocurrencystill has a yield of 300% per year, however, the latest correction has shifted the interests of some investors in favor of tokens pegged to gold.

Despite the optimistic attitude of the Fed chairman to the dynamics of prices, inflation continues to grow stronger than forecasted, reaching 5% in May.

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Prices go up for everything:food products, building materials, real estate. At the same time, there is a shortage of labor in certain industries, which is why wages are growing - and this leads to inflation. Workers earn more and spend more on goods and services.

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A number of investors are intimidated by the volatility of Bitcoin, andthey prefer tokenized gold. Gold tokens are issued in the erc-20 standard, which gives them cryptographic protection and a high degree of liquidity. Until recently, the token issued by Tether was in the lead, but institutional interest brought Pax Gold to the top spot.

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Paxos, licensed by NYDFS(New York State Department of Financial Services), released the Pax Gold token in September 2019, now its capitalization exceeds $260 million. Each purchased token is backed by physical gold and is stored separately from the company's assets.

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Trading in gold tokens has more liquidity and lower fees compared to unallocated metal accounts (OMC), which are not protected by the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA).

Investors are looking for ways to protect against inflation, oneof which gold is traditionally. The rise in inflation will lead to a new rally in the precious metals market, and the growth in the capitalization of gold tokens by 3000% in a year and a half confirms the interest in this asset class.

Analytical group StormGain