Bitcoin and Gold Lead as ‘Safe Haven’ Assets

In its market review of 2025, Universal Exchange Bitget has revealed that the top safe-haven assets were Bitcoin and gold amid the lowest performance of the U.S. dollar in decades. Macro volatility, declining interest rates, and geopolitical strains led to changing investment behavior in the stock market.

Did Safe-Haven Demand Change Cryptocurrency Market Behavior?

In a review of 2025, Bitget stated that investors showed a preference for assets which had not been significantly affected by policy uncertainties and liquidity pressures. The decline in trust with the dollar also led investors to move their funds into other valuable assets.

Institutional flows increased and better regulations led to more inflows into Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency was also becoming sensitive to macro conditions as its increase and decrease corresponded with risk sentiments. 

Gold rose to a record price as investors sought assets that could protect their funds from currency debasement. Following the strong interest in safe-haven assets, Bitget introduced forex and gold trading to provide hedge alternatives to its users.

In addition, the crypto market evolved to maturity in 2025 as it became more integrated into financial cycles worldwide. Strong sell-offs happened after periods of risk stress.

The correlation between digital assets and traditional markets was more observed in this pattern. Also, liquid conditions and policy signals affected the prices of cryptocurrencies more than speculations.

AI And ETFs Reshaped Markets: Bitget 

The significance of the exchange-traded funds (ETF) in facilitating capital inflows into Bitcoin was also mentioned in the Bitget review. Bitcoin became less of a speculative asset to institutional investors but more of a tool for portfolio diversification.

Besides crypto, commodities provided good returns. Silver was even a greater exception as it enjoyed technology usage and greater investor demand.

Oil took a hit because it was a concern of investors in regards to its demand in the long run, leading to a revision of their portfolio towards less risky sectors.

AI investments influenced developments in the equity markets. Hence, it was no surprise that the exchange introduced AI based trading assistants. Bitget launched its upgraded GetAgent AI to provide sharper market insights for its active traders.

There was also a change in leadership at most companies supplying computing power and energy as well as those running data centers. In addition, investors became more interested in earnings stability and fundamentals as valuations reset within the technology sector.