Bitcoin and Gold Split as Central Banks Drive One, Retail the Other - CoinMarketCap
Bitcoin and Gold Split as Central Banks Drive One, Retail the Other - CoinMarketCap
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Central banks accumulated 1,037 tonnes of gold in the first half of 2026 — the largest six-month total on record — and gold is down 23.6% from its January high. Retail bid bitcoin to $68,000 in the same period, then watched it fall 8% this month while the Strait of Hormuz closed and oil doubled. One moved with sovereign balance sheets, the other with leverage and narrative. Neither held.