Bitcoin Trading a ser lançado pelo maior banco suíço

O banco suíço Bank Cler oferecerá serviços de negociação e custódia de Bitcoin no próximo ano
O banco diz que está se curvando à crescente demanda de acesso ao mercado

Tais desenvolvimentos trazem mais legitimidade ao espaço criptográfico
Um banco suíço com $47 bilhões em AUM deve oferecer serviços de comércio e custódia Bitcoin Revolution no próximo ano.

O Bank Cler, uma subsidiária do Basler Kantonalbank, dará um passo para o futuro das finanças em 2021 quando se tornar a primeira instituição bancária apoiada pelo governo a lançar uma plataforma de moeda criptográfica que, se bem-sucedida, poderá se espalhar para outras instituições suíças.

Comércio de Bitcoin e Custódia Obtém Aprovação do Estado

A notícia empolgante veio através da agência de notícias suíça NZZ am Sonntag, onde a presidente da Bank Cler Maria Vacalli explicou que a crescente demanda estava por trás da decisão de explorar as opções de comércio e custódia da Bitcoin, refletindo um apetite crescente no setor institucional pela moeda criptográfica, apoiado pelo incrível volume de compra de moedas criptográficas nos últimos meses:

As padarias tradicionais têm hesitado em mergulhar os dedos dos pés nas águas turvas do comércio de Bitcoin, mas isto está mudando gradualmente ao longo do tempo.

Os dois primeiros bancos suíços, Sygnum e SEBA Bank, obtiveram as licenças relevantes para lidar com moedas criptográficas em agosto do ano passado, mas a oferta de uma plataforma de comércio de Bitcoin e solução de custódia através de um banco tradicional é o Santo Graal para os fãs de moedas criptográficas.

Felizmente, isto parece ser apenas uma questão de tempo, com a contratação do fundador da TokenSuisse, Alain Kunz, como luz orientadora, e sugestões de que a empresa-mãe do Bank Cler, Basler Kantonalbank, poderia potencialmente abrir a plataforma de câmbio de moedas criptográficas para outras subsidiárias.

O mundo acordando para Bitcoin

O desenvolvimento vem em seguida a um anúncio feito pelo Office of the Comptroller of the Currency nos EUA há duas semanas, quando permitiu formalmente que todos os bancos americanos fundados nacionalmente fornecessem serviços de custódia para os clientes.

Tais avanços na aceitação da negociação e custódia da Bitcoin eram quase impensáveis quando a Bitcoin estava sendo ridicularizada por seu rápido aumento de preços em 2017 e ilustra o quanto a opinião da Bitcoin mudou naquele tempo.

Alleen Bitcoin overtreft de G4-balansgroei van de centrale bank.

Beleggingsstrateeg Raoul Pal zegt dat bitcoin de enige troef is met een groeipercentage dat hoger ligt dan dat van de balansen van de centrale bank van de G4.

Pal zegt dat de balansen van de G4 centrale bank veel sneller zijn gegroeid dan de traditionele safe-haven activa zoals goud.

Een oprichter en CEO van Global Macro Investor (GMI) Pal maakte de opmerkingen in een Twitter-post op 6 augustus.

In de rode draad verdrijft Pal het idee dat alleen goud de verwateringseffecten van de inflatie compenseert.

„Velen van ons bezitten goud om de verwaterende effecten op de fiatvaluta van de groei in de balansen van de grote centrale banken te compenseren. De balans (BS) van de G4 heeft echter de stijging van het goud overtroffen.“

Centrale banken over de hele wereld hebben gereageerd op de Covid-19 door geld te creëren om de haperende economieën te stimuleren.

Het bijbehorende verwateringseffect van de toegenomen geldhoeveelheid heeft de beleggers ertoe aangezet om troost te zoeken in aandelen, obligaties en goud.

Echter, Pal zegt dat „slechts één activum (heeft) het massaal beter gedaan dan“ een G4 balans „over bijna elke tijdshorizon.“

De CEO zegt dat zijn „overtuigingsniveau in bitcoin elke dag stijgt. Ik ben al lang onverantwoordelijk.“

Hoewel hij zijn toekomstige investeringsstrategie overweegt, suggereert Pal nog steeds dat het misschien niet eens de moeite waard is om een andere asset te bezitten als een lange termijn asset allocatie.

De opmerkingen van Pal over bitcoin worden ondersteund door een recente Bloomberg-analyse van bitcoin naast andere activa. De analyse toont het profiel van bitcoin aan, omdat het digitale goud groeit.

In de analyse staat:

Het stabiliseren op ongeveer 6x de per-ounce prijs van goud, de toenemende correlatie van bitcoin en de afnemende volatiliteit ten opzichte van het edelmetaal wijzen volgens ons op een duurzame relatie voor de prijsontwikkeling.

De analyse voegt hieraan toe dat de topcrypto zich verwijdert van zijn reputatie als speculatief digitaal goed.

In de tussentijd, een GMI-gegevens screenshot gedeeld door Pal, suggereert dat in gouden termen, het edelmetaal „nog steeds ondermaats presteert met 50%“.

Gold price trades at record highs

The price of gold is trading at US$ 1,843, approaching its historical high of US$ 1,923, recorded back in August 2011. As the Coronavirus pandemic rages across the Americas, coupled with outbreaks in Bitcoin Up Europe, investors are turning to gold.

Today, Bloomberg news agency reported that precious metals are rising to multi-year highs due to lingering concerns about the coronavirus and the prospects for greater economic stimulus around the world.

In today’s reflection we ask ourselves: Is gold the investment with the most future in the short/medium term?

Does gold get more press than Bitcoin?

The price of Gold is flying
Gold futures rose to a nine-year high and silver peaked in 2014 after Hong Kong reported additional cases of the virus and new infections in the Australian state of Victoria increased, fuelling demand for refuge assets.

European Union leaders agreed on an unprecedented stimulus package to pull their economies out of a virus-induced recession. Silver, used in manufactured products ranging from solar panels to electronics, is getting an extra boost from supply concerns and is betting on a rebound in industrial demand.

The two metals are the best performers in the Bloomberg commodity index this year, as investors clamor for insurance against further economic consequences of the virus.

Low interest rates amid easy monetary policies have also reinforced the attractiveness of non-interest bearing assets. The jump in demand has driven positions in metal-backed exchange-traded funds to record highs.

„For gold it’s the same old story: real rates are still falling and we are reaching levels close to the global financial crisis,“ Daniel Ghali, TD Securities‘ commodities strategist, said by phone.

„We’ve seen silver increasingly marketed as an industrial metal. We believe the marginal unit of demand for silver is coming from the industrial metal side.

Gold Futures

Gold futures for August delivery rose 1.5% to reach $1,843.90 an ounce at 1:30 pm at the Comex in New York, the highest closing price for a more active contract since September 2011. Gold futures are less than $100 from their all-time high.

Silver for September delivery rose 6.8% to $21,557, the highest since March 2014. Other precious metals also advanced on Tuesday, with palladium futures gaining 3.7% on the New York Mercantile Exchange and platinum up 7.1%, the most since April.

Everything seems to indicate that gold will continue its upward climb, at least as long as the Coronavirus pandemic remains latent.

I bid you farewell until tomorrow with this quote from Benjamin Franklin:

„The path to wealth depends fundamentally on two words: work and savings.“