Gold trading sinks as Bitcoin interest surges

Bitcoin searches in Google overtake gold

Mike Sheen
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Gold trading among private investors fell by 31.5% in October compared to the same time last year, as Google searches to 'buy Bitcoin' overtook searches for 'buy gold' worldwide, according to BullionVault.

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