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The US-Iran Swiss Talks Come to Fruition! Straits Rewarm, Gold Price Rebounds Above 4,200

Golden Ten Data reported on June 22 that Goldman Sachs predicts that central banks will continue purchasing gold at a rate of 50 tons per month in 2026, slowing to 40 tons per month in 2027. Even if the monthly gold purchase rate retreats slightly from previous peaks, this trend will still provide a lasting structural floor of support for gold prices. A record proportion of central banks have expressed their intention to increase gold reserves, and this demand backdrop offers substantial cushioning for the downside risk of gold prices. Goldman Sachs’ forecast indicates that even if monthly data is volatile, central bank demand will remain one of the most consistent structural support factors for gold prices over the next two years. Another survey conducted by the World Gold Council—covering 76 central banks between February and May—also supports this view. A record 45% of respondents said they expect to increase gold reserves in the next 12 months, the highest level ever recorded in this survey’s history. Around 90% of respondents expect the global central bank gold holdings to rise during the same period, with the rest expecting it to remain roughly stable. No respondents predicted a decline.

According to ChainCatcher, CoinDesk reports that Bitcoin developers are discussing removing explicit Replace-by-Fee (RBF) signaling from the Bitcoin Core wallet. Developer rkrux stated that since full-RBF has become a standard strategy, BIP 125 RBF signaling has become redundant and may leave unnecessary wallet on-chain fingerprints. Community member Murch said that stopping the transmission of replaceability signals is not simply about eliminating “fingerprints”, because each sender still needs to choose a sequence number for each input; currently, about 75% of transactions use specific sequence numbers, mainly MAX-2. rkrux stated that the default input sequence number should adopt best practices more widely recognized by the wallet community.