Gold Surges 6% as Bitcoin Plummets 15% Amid Geopolitical Tensions

On April 18, 2025, the international gold price surged for five consecutive weeks, breaking through $2,700 per ounce and setting a new record high. This surge was driven by intensifying geopolitical tensions and trade protectionism. Concurrently, Bitcoin's price approached the $100,000 mark due to the continuous influx of institutional funds and expectations surrounding the halving cycle. However, both gold and Bitcoin experienced significant volatility. Gold fluctuated by 6% during the week, while Bitcoin plummeted by more than 15% in a single day due to tariff policies. This volatility led investors to seek more stable alternatives, pushing the user base of the NR7 Miner cloud mining platform to exceed 9 million, making it one of the fastest-growing digital asset allocation tools in 2025.

In 2025, global macroeconomic uncertainty intensified, affecting traditional safe-haven assets like gold. Although supported by central bank holdings and geopolitical conflicts, gold's price was significantly influenced by the Federal Reserve’s policies and the trend of the US dollar. For instance, in early April, the imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” on 60 countries caused the US dollar index to soar, increasing the short-term correction pressure on gold. Bitcoin, on the other hand, exhibited “policy-driven volatility.” The Trump administration’s crypto-friendly policy pushed its price up by 110% at the beginning of the year, but market panic caused by the trade war led to a 25% evaporation of its market value. Analysts noted that the short-term volatility of gold and Bitcoin reached 10% and 70%, respectively, causing retail investors to frequently fall into the dilemma of “chasing up and selling down.” This volatility made NR7 Miner cloud mining, known for its stability, an attractive option for small and medium-sized investors.

NR7 Miner offers a cloud mining solution that addresses the problem of market volatility. Through technological innovation and green energy integration, the platform provides “daily settlement of income and risk hedging” mining services. The platform adopts dynamic computing power allocation and smart contract settlement, ensuring income stability. Additionally, NR7 Miner relies on 100% renewable energy mines in North America and Northern Europe, reducing carbon emissions by 60% compared to traditional mining methods. The platform has been certified by the British government for compliance. Users do not need to maintain mining machines and can complete registration and start mining in just two minutes. The platform supports more than 10 cryptocurrency settlements, including BTC and XRP. Furthermore, NR7 Miner introduces an institutional-level risk control system, featuring the McAfee® security system and a 100% operation guarantee. In March 2025, the platform received strategic investment from Singapore’s sovereign fund GIC, further improving the compliance of platform fund custody.

Institutional funds are increasingly investing in the cloud mining sector. In the first quarter of 2025, the global cloud mining market scale increased by 220% year-on-year, with NR7 Miner occupying 35% of the market share and an average daily net yield of 0.5%. Companies like MicroStrategy continued to increase their holdings of Bitcoin, while retail investors preferred to indirectly participate in the crypto market through cloud mining to reduce volatility risks. The inflow of funds to the US spot Bitcoin ETF slowed down, with some funds turning to cloud mining contracts, highlighting investors’ long-term confidence in the “underlying computing power assets.”

NR7 Miner’s CEO stated, “The essence of cloud mining is to convert short-term fluctuations in the crypto market into long-term compounding of computing assets.” As miner rewards decline after Bitcoin halving, the efficient and low-cost cloud mining model will further squeeze the share of traditional mining farms. According to analysts' forecast, by the end of 2025, the global cloud mining penetration rate will increase from the current 18% to 40%, becoming the core carrier of the trillion-level computing economy.

When gold and Bitcoin experience dramatic fluctuations, NR7 Miner reshapes the logic of asset allocation with “zero carbon emissions, high stability, and low threshold.” In 2025, dominated by uncertainty, stripping value from volatility may be the ultimate answer to investment wisdom in the digital age.