Underpriced geopolitical and cyber risks put Gold and Crypto in focus – The Armchair Trader
European professional investors see geopolitical conflict escalation and cybersecurity attacks as the most underpriced risks in markets. 92% expect further shocks in the next 12 months, and more than half (54%) believe markets have not fully reflected them in asset prices. In response, investors are leaning on gold’s role as a historic safe haven and increasingly turning to bitcoin as an emerging alternative, according to new research[1] commissioned by WisdomTree.
The risks investors believe are most overlooked by markets include cybersecurity and digital infrastructure attacks (25%) and the escalation of geopolitical conflicts (23%).
The survey, conducted by Censuswide, a market research consultancy, polled 802 professional…
