From IG
Gold-Backed PAXG Token Spikes to $2.9K Amid Geopolitical Tensions
14 Apr 2024 19:05
PAXG spiked as high as $2,923 on Saturday, trading at premium of over 20% to gold's per ounce price of $2,342.90 on Friday.
Bitcoin traded at a perfect negative correlation to PAXG in a sign of weak demand as a geopolitical hedge.
Prices for PAX Gold {{PAXG}}, a gold-backed digital asset created by Paxos, surged over the weekend as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East catalyzed demand for haven assets.
PAXG rose as high as $2,923 on Saturday, trading at a premium of over 20% to the yellow metal's per-ounce price of $2,342.90 at Friday's New York close,
CoinDesk data show. As of writing, PAXG still drew a notable premium, trading at $2,471.
Meanwhile, bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies traded under pressure as
Iran fired explosives at Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli attack on its consulate in Syria on April 1. On Sunday, Iran warned (https://www.reuters.com/) Israel and the United States of a much larger response after Tel Aviv said it would respond to Iran's retaliatory aggression.
With a market capitalization of over $446 million, PAXG is the world's second-largest tokenized gold coin. Leading the pack is tether gold (XAUT) with a market capitalization of $581.9 million. PAXG's weekend surge did not spill over into XAUT and other gold tokens. CoinDesk reached out to Paxos for comment and awaited a response at press time.
Gold has surged over 8% in four weeks, while bitcoin has declined by 10%. On