Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP prices are down amid geopolitical uncertainty. Gold, however, is up 

Cryptocurrencies have yo-yoed this week but were down again Friday. Initially, the threat of U.S. tariffs on European countries over Greenland triggered a risk-off move in digital assets earlier in the week. But after Trump pulled back from the brink, they rose. Now they’re falling again. Bitcoin was down 0.4% to $89,471 in early trading...

Long-term investors with a higher risk tolerance should take a closer look. The cryptocurrency market just finished up a difficult year. Its market cap declined by about 10% in 2025. Today, the entire industry is valued at just under $3 trillion. It's certainly still an asset class that investors with a higher risk tolerance might...