In recent days, Bitcoin price has shot up by more than %15, finally breaking above $10,000 after months of stagnation.

The cryptocurrency briefly reached above $11,000 on Tuesday but has since dipped back down to around $10,700. Bitcoin’s price surge comes in tandem with gold, which hit a record high this week amid economic uncertainty brought about by the coronavirus (Covid 19) pandemic.

Investors are flocking to safe-haven assets, in particular those not tied to any specific country such as bitcoin and gold, Currently, Bitcoin is realising its reputation as a form of digital gold. Up until now, gold has been known as the ultimate safe-haven asset, but bitcoin – which shares its major characteristics of being a store of value and scarcity – could potentially knock gold from its long-held position in the future as the world becomes ever-more tech-driven. Contributing to the price surge is a new-found interest from older investors. 

Over the past years analytics found that the number of Baby Boomers investing in bitcoin has risen steeply, having previously been hesitant to store their wealth in cryptocurrency.

The so-called “senior surge” has been driven by record low interest rates and an increasingly volatile stock market.

By contrast, bitcoin has remained remarkably stable throughout the coronavirus pandemic and has actually made steady gains. Bitcoin has risen to its current price from a low of below $5,000 in mid March. Such returns may have incentivised Baby Boomers, who now make up more than a fifth of all people that holds bitcoin.

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