Commodities
Silver plunged nearly 9% on Dec. 29, marking its steepest single-day fall since 2020, and Nassim Taleb weighed in, challenging the narratives that compare precious metals and Bitcoin as safe havens. The rout has rekindled debate over asset resilience and market fragility.
Dubai’s DMCC and Crypto.com announced a strategic partnership on Dec 16, 2025 to build blockchain infrastructure for tokenizing real-world assets in commodity markets. The collaboration aims to modernize trading, speed settlement and attract digital-asset investment to Dubai.
Copper climbed to an all-time high of $11,581.50 in Shanghai as Citigroup forecasts a $13,000 average in Q2, citing strong demand and flows into the U.S. market. The call underlines tightening physical markets and potential spillovers into related assets.
Tether has deployed roughly $1.5 billion into commodities lending and says it intends to scale up operations in the sector. The move signals a push to diversify income sources beyond traditional crypto markets.
Tether has committed about $1.5 billion to commodities lending and says it will expand those activities, signaling a strategic move to diversify how it deploys reserves backing USDT. The shift could boost yield generation but may invite closer regulatory and market scrutiny.
Silver rallied back above $50, becoming the top-performing traditional asset this year with a 58% gain, while Bitcoin managed roughly 30% year-to-date. Traders and investors are re-evaluating allocations as safe-haven and macro forces reshuffle relative performance between commodities and crypto.
The latest bill passed on May 29, 2025, introduces a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital commodities, defining them as digital assets reliant on blockchain technology. This marks a significant step toward clearer regulations in the crypto space.
Tether has acquired 70% of Adecoagro for $600 million to embed its USDT stablecoin into global commodities trade, aiming to speed up cross-border payments and reduce costs. This move highlights growing crypto integration into physical assets and real-world markets.