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Bitcoin is consolidating itself as a strategic asset and has already surpassed $105,000, counting on increasing adoption by institutional investors. In addition, companies such as MicroStrategy are leading the accumulation of the asset, while public interest is growing, signaling further appreciation. With Bitcoin ETFs outperforming gold, this asset stands out as an important piece in diversified portfolios.

Live from the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, we speak to BlackRock's Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand, who is worried about Europe and says the continent is "dramatically behind" the US and other economies. Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta Head of Global Business Group says the company is overserving how removing third-party fact-checkers for its platform will be, before considering rolling out the policy to its other business regions.

The new peak above $109,000 was reached Monday, and stock futures edged higher. Since Trump was elected, bitcoin has surged more than 50%.

Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency have been rewarding investment themes in recent years. For instance, chipmaker Nvidia has seen its stock price increase more than 840% since December 2022, and Bitcoin has returned more than 520% during the same period.

Bitcoin (BTC 1.05%) had a phenomenal year in 2024. The cryptocurrency returned 119%, easily outperforming the 23% gain in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which itself is commonly seen as a barometer for the overall U.S. stock market.

Many stocks and funds in the cryptocurrency sphere soared on Friday. The classic Bitcoin (BTC 4.52%) cryptocurrency gained as much as 5.3%, as measured from Thursday's market close, boosting a wide range of closely related investments in the process.

Crypto, gold and energy are in focus for Alan Knuckman's Big 3. He weighs the bearish and bullish aspects through options trades in the iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), Gold Fields (GFI) and BP PLC (BP).

Wednesday's U.S. core inflation reading appeared to cheer crypto investors.

A few years ago, a relatively under-the-radar commodity — uranium — came into the spotlight. Compared to many other commodities, uranium is in its early stages in the ETF world.

This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: bitcoin and ether. While both are considered to be high-risk when it comes to investing, the two have foundational differences that investors should know.