Silver crushes crypto as ‘digital gold’ narrative unravels
Silver is leaving cryptocurrencies in the dust, delivering a brutal reversal for the “digital gold” trade as investors pile into physical assets amid trade war fears and geopolitical uncertainty.
Summary
- Silver surged more than 8% on Monday to a record above $110 an ounce.
- XRP has fallen from roughly 0.10 ounces of silver per token in July 2025 to just over 0.02 today, an 80% drop in seven months.
- The rally in precious metals has been fueled by intensifying global uncertainty.
Silver surged more than 8% on Monday to a record above $110 an ounce, extending a rally that has pushed the metal up roughly 270% since early 2025. Over the same period, major…
