Silver Hits $101 All-Time High as Investors Seek Safe Havens; Bitcoin Lags

Silver surged to a fresh all-time high of $101 in January 2026 as investors rushed into safe-haven assets, Beincrypto reported.

The rally had been building for months and accelerated sharply in January 2026, driven by risk-off demand amid escalating geopolitical tensions, expectations of multiple US Federal Reserve rate cuts, and structural supply constraints. Falling real-rate expectations have weakened the dollar and reduced the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding metals, while industrial demand tied to the energy transition and the US designation of silver as a critical mineral have tightened inventories.

Bitcoin has not mirrored silver’s move and remains range-bound as capital favors traditional safe havens; historically, Bitcoin tends to lag metals and often follows their rallies by weeks to months once fear shifts toward concerns about currency debasement and liquidity expansion. The report says Bitcoin would likely need actual Fed rate cuts, a sustained decline in the US dollar, or escalating fiscal stress reframing it as a monetary hedge before turning decisively bullish — conditions not yet fully priced into Bitcoin.

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Crypto, Silver, Bitcoin, Federal Reserve, Us Dollar, Energy Transition