Spot gold breaks above $4,340/oz, up 0.6% on the day

A 0.6% intraday move is unremarkable on its own; what stands out is that gold keeps clearing successive round-number levels, which suggests persistent rather than event-driven demand. That matters for crypto markets because gold's strength is often read as the same macro hedging impulse that draws capital into bitcoin and tokenized gold products. The item offers no driver, so whether this reflects broad haven demand or simply thin momentum is the open question worth watching.