Gold Hits Record High Over $5K As Bitcoin Falls Below $86K

Gold costs have topped $5,000 amid rising geopolitical and world commerce tensions, whereas Bitcoin has fallen towards $86,000 because the divergence between the 2 property widened. 

Gold surged to a document excessive of $5,080 on Monday following a 17% acquire to this point this 12 months, according to Gold Worth, with merchants flocking to the valuable steel amid fears of a possible US authorities shutdown and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s escalated tariff threats.

“A possible authorities shutdown simply added gas to the hearth for treasured metals,” the Kobeissi Letter said on Monday.

Commerce tensions have additionally elevated with one other weekend spherical of tariff threats as US President Donald Trump threatened Canada with a 100% tariff over a China commerce deal.

Gold beat Ether (ETH) to the $5,000 milestone, closing out a Polymarket wager placed in early October on which asset would attain it first. ETH costs tanked under $2,800 on Sunday and are actually greater than 40% down from their August all-time excessive of $4,946. 

Silver has additionally surged above $107 per ounce for the primary time in historical past and is up 48% to this point in 2026.

Bitcoin and gold correlation crumbles

Bitcoin (BTC) has misplaced 1.6% on the day, erasing all of the positive aspects it made to this point this 12 months because it fell to a five-week low just under $86,000 on Coinbase late on Sunday, according to TradingView.

Bitcoin is now 30% under its October peak of $126,000 because the divergence between the digital asset and gold continues to increase. 

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Traders extra keen on gold than treasuries 

Gold is rallying, and cryptocurrencies are down due to the rising chance that the US authorities will face a shutdown on the finish of the month, says Jeff Mei, chief operations officer on the BTSE trade.