The price of gold reached $3,000 USD per ounce for the first time in history on 14 March 2025. The gold price was pegged to the USD at $35 USD oz up until 1971. This timeline shows significant milestones along the way of the rising price of gold from $35 to $3,000 USD per ounce. […]
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Five-figure gold : Can gold go beyond $10,000 per ounce?
When the price of gold broke through the $1,000 barrier for the first time in 2008, it wasn’t long before there was speculation if gold could break through the $10,000 per ounce barrier. Of course it’s more difficult for exponential growth over linear growth, and more conservative analysts were content with setting their sites on […]
China Gold Reserves: How much gold does China have?
Gold reserves held by China’s central bank – the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – are officially listed at 2,279.56 tonnes (as of Q4 2024). The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is fifth on the list of the world’s largest gold reserves, according to the World Gold Council’s rankings. There is speculation though that the […]
A Complete Guide To Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
Gold-backed cryptocurrency Gold-backed cryptocurrency is a crypto stablecoin where each token is backed with physical gold. With the token price pegged to the current gold price, there is less price volatility compared to Bitcoin or other altcoins. The largest stablecoin (by market capitalization) is Tether (USDT), where 1 Tether token is in theory backed by […]
Introducing the Gold Dealer Directory
Goldscape.net provides a guide for buying and selling gold online, a guide for gold-backed cryptocurrency, and a weekly gold newsletter. We are now launching an international directory of gold dealers. Gold Dealer Directory The Goldscape.net Gold Dealers Directory lists gold dealers where you can buy and sell gold in-store from a physical location. Even though […]
How to Dollar Cost Average gold
Investing in gold is a popular strategy for investors looking for a reliable store of value and a hedge against inflation. However, as with any investment, the price of gold can be volatile and unpredictable. Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is a strategy that can help mitigate the risks associated with investing by spreading out the investment […]
Gold price forecast and predictions
Gold is one of the most traded commodities in the world, and as such, there is no shortage of analysts trying to predict where the price of gold is heading. As a gold news curator, I see new gold price forecasts every week. This page aggregates these gold price predictions from every major media outlet […]
Gold vs. Bitcoin – Why not both?
A hot topic in the investment world is the gold versus bitcoin debate. Recurring themes include which is a better investment, which is a better store of value, and which is a better hedge against inflation. Comparisons of asset classes are often fraught with biases, and the answers can vary depending on when the comparison […]
Gold – The original stablecoin
Gold-backed cryptocurrencies offer an alternative to U.S. dollar stablecoins. With thousands of years of history as a store of value, gold is the original “stablecoin”. Not-so-stable stablecoins Cryptocurrency stablecoins made financial headlines in May 2022 with the meltdown of Luna and UST. In the space of less than one week these two top 10 coins […]
How to earn interest on gold
Gold is the world’s oldest and most established store of value. It’s the original stable currency, long before stable coins became a thing. For many investors though, the disadvantage of gold is that you can’t earn interest on it and that it’s hard to loan out. The only official institution that offers interest on gold is […]
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