CoinWorld news, according to Caixin, 2024 is a year of dual bull markets for Chinese stocks and bonds. Among global assets, virtual currencies and U.S. tech stocks are performing remarkably well. The strong U.S. dollar has generally put pressure on global exchange rates. Looking at the global market performance in 2024, the top tier consists mainly of scarce assets: cocoa (NYBOT futures price) rose 169.36% for the year, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 133.83%, and FAAMNG (the six major U.S. tech giants: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Google) rose 60.77%. Additionally, Ethereum rose 53.41% for the year, NYMEX natural gas had an annual increase of 45.49%, and the Nasdaq index achieved a rise of 30.78%, with all these assets seeing annual gains exceeding 30%.