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Debasement Trade Overtakes AI Investment Focus

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The market's investment theme appears to be shifting away from artificial intelligence and towards currency debasement, with gold and Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experiencing a surge in trading volume.

According to Eric Balchunas, a Bloomberg ETF analyst, the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), have re-entered the top 10 ETFs by trading volume. This is evident from recent data, with trading surging in these funds.

The shift may signal that the debasement trade, positioning for a decline in the value of fiat currencies such as the dollar, is emerging as the market's new leading theme, replacing the AI investment boom.

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