Analysis: Cryptocurrencies struggle amid volatility, as gold proves safe bet, again

Digital assets and physical gold share both have an absence of dividend payments and the concept of finite supply. However, volatility casts one as a safe-haven play, while the other is branded as a risk-on asset, at least for now.

Gold prices extended their year-to-date gains in August after the early month sell-off. The asset class has been outperforming assets such as Japanese equities and global technology stocks, which led declines following a softer US jobs report, but quickly recovered in the subsequent weeks when better economic data restored investor confidence.  

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