Bitcoin Reeling From Trump's 'Liberation Day' Shock But These Gold-Backed Coins Are Killing It This Year

Gold prices hit a new all-time high Wednesday as investors sought refuge in the safe haven following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that sent risk-on markets falling.

What happened: Spot gold rose 0.46% to $3,148.93 per ounce as of this writing, down slightly from the peak of $3,167 recorded earlier in the day. Gold futures on the Commodity Exchange were up 0.15% to $3,171.

With the latest uptick, the yellow metal extended its year-to-date gains to 20%.

The rise also boosted physical gold-backed cryptocurrencies. Tether Gold and PAX Gold rose 1.02% in the last 24 hours and over 20% since 2025 began.

In fact, the two cryptocurrency derivatives of gold were among the five most successful coins this year, far outperforming heavyweights like Bitcoin BTC/USD and Ethereum ETH/USD.

Cryptocurrency	24-Hour Gains +/-	YTD Gains +/-	Price (Recorded at 12:30 a.m. ET)
PAX Gold PAXG/USD	+1.02%	+20.16%	$3,167.24
Tether Gold XAUT/USD	+1.02%	+20.93%	$3,171.20

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Well-known cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez stated that DOGE was at a "make-or-break level."

"If $0.16 holds, a rally to $0.57 could follow. If it fails, a drop to $0.06 becomes likely," the analyst projected.

Gold bug and renowned economist Peter Schiff called gold a "true safe haven and store of value," while highlighting the fall of Bitcoin, considered by some as a "digital gold."

Capital markets tumbled after the scope and scale of Trump's new reciprocal tariff structure exceeded Wall Street's worst-case expectations. The new levies on imported goods would be set at 50% of what the trading partners charge the U.S.

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