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Adding bitcoin alongside gold to your portfolio juiced returns and didn't raise risk, study shows

Cnbc · · 248 words · By Tanaya Macheel
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What to know about Adding bitcoin alongside gold to your portfolio juiced returns and didn't raise risk, study shows

A mix of both gold and bitcoin increased the efficiency of a bond-and-equity portfolio over the last 10 years, according to a study by Citi.

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What happened

A mix of both gold and bitcoin increased the efficiency of a bond-and-equity portfolio over the last 10 years, according to a study by Citi.

Why it matters

Bitcoin has become known as "digital gold" but with the popularity of spot bitcoin ETFs continuing to grow, the flagship cryptocurrency's price action has more consistently started to move in tandem with other risk assets, rather than acting as a hedge.

Common ground

The analogy is forcing investors to question how to allocate to the two assets in a portfolio.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A mix of both gold and bitcoin increased the efficiency of a bond-and-equity portfolio over the last 10 years, according to a study by Citi.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm a Citi study found that a 5% allocation split between gold and bitcoin boosts portfolio efficiency compared to a traditional 60/40 mix over the last 10 years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citi_Field
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Citibank, N.A. ("N. A." stands for "National Association"; stylized as citibank) is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of Citigroup, a financial services multinational corporation. Citibank was found…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citibank
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Citigroup Inc. or Citi (stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company based in New York City. The company was formed in 1998 by the merger of Citicorp, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup
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Claim 2: “This combined approach shows improvements in bond-bull scenarios relative to a traditional 60/40 portfolio and better performance in bear-steepening”
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Multiple sources confirm the Citi study's finding that the combined gold/bitcoin approach shows improvements in bond-bull scenarios and bear-steepening relative to a 60/40 portfolio.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born July 9, 1954), self stylized as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman and television personality. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) or the Big Beautiful Bill (P.L. 119-21), is a U.S. federal statute passed by the 119th United States Congress containing tax and spending policies that form the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A supercomputer is a type of computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. Supercomputers play an important role in the field of computational science, and are u…
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Claim 3: “"A 5% allocation to gold demonstrably increases portfolio efficiency. Splitting this allocation between gold and bitcoin further enhances performance," Citi analyst Alex Saunders said in a note Thursday.”
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Three separate web search results explicitly quote Citi analyst Alex Saunders stating that a 5% allocation to gold increases efficiency and splitting it with bitcoin further enhances performance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alex de Miñaur Román (born 17 February 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 6 in singles, which h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), nicknamed "MadBum", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — McDonaldland is a McDonald's media franchise and the fictional fantasy world inhabited by Ronald McDonald and his friends. Starting with the creation of Ronald McDonald in 1963, it is primarily develo…
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Claim 4: “Citi also pointed out that when bond markets are weak or unstable, bitcoin can and has performed better better than gold”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Citi banking homepages and does not contain any information regarding Bitcoin's performance relative to gold during unstable bond markets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Your Citi Flex Pay monthly payment will be added to the Minimum Payment Due each billing cycle until paid in full. To use Citi Flex Pay on an eligible purchase, your account must be current, under the…
https://www.citi.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Citi is a leading global bank for institutions with cross-border needs, a global provider in wealth management and a U.S. personal bank.
https://www.citigroup.com/global
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web search NEUTRAL — Access Citibank Online to manage accounts, transfer funds, pay bills, and explore various banking solutions securely.
https://online.citi.com/US/ag/mrc/dashboard
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Claim 5: “Bitcoin is up 9% over the past two months, compared with spot gold, which has fallen 4%.”
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The provided evidence contains various Bitcoin price movements (e.g., 12.38% increase over a month, 2.54% over a week), but none of the sources provide the specific figures of 'up 9% over the past two months' for Bitcoin and 'fallen 4%' for spot gold.
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web search NEUTRAL — How Bitcoin price changed over time? Bitcoin price has risen by 2.54% over the last week, its month performance shows a 12.38% increase, and as for the last year, Bitcoin has decreased by −22.25%. See…
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTCUSD/
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web search NEUTRAL — Historical data for the Bitcoin prices - Bitcoin price history viewable in daily, weekly or monthly time intervals.How Has Bitcoin (BTC) Performed Over the Last Year? Over the past 12 months, the Bitc…
https://www.investing.com/crypto/bitcoin/historical-data
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web search NEUTRAL — Similar Coins to Bitcoin. Bitcoin Price Live. As of now, The current price of Bitcoin (BTC) is 81,893.40 USD. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin price Up +1.43%; over the past 7 days, Bitcoin price Up +3…
https://www.coinglass.com/currencies/BTC
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Claim 6: “the flagship cryptocurrency's price action has more consistently started to move in tandem with other risk assets, rather than acting as a hedge.”
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The provided evidence discusses Bitcoin's price action and its relationship to risk assets (e.g., luxury watches), but none of the sources explicitly confirm the claim that it has 'consistently started to move in tandem with other risk assets, rather than acting as a hedge.'
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web search NEUTRAL — The recovery in other high-end risk assets, such as luxury watches, contrasts with bitcoin’s inability to clear key resistance levels, leaving its next move heavily dependent on upcoming inflation dat…
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/12/bitcoin-s-floor-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin has slipped below the $79,000 threshold, extending a recent downward move across cryptocurrency markets. At the time of reporting, BTC was trading at $78,988.21 on the Binance USDT pair, while…
https://miningnews.live/en/article/bitcoin-falls-below-79000…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin’s recent price action has demonstrated remarkable resilience, specifically its ability to maintain a foothold above the 100-day exponential moving average (100-EMA).Historically, this type of …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cex-io_bitcoin-is-sending-mix…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.