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Is Bitcoin A Safe Haven or ‘Schmuck Insurance’?

Is Bitcoin A Safe Haven or ‘Schmuck Insurance’?

FromThe Breakdown


Is Bitcoin A Safe Haven or ‘Schmuck Insurance’?

FromThe Breakdown

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Bitcoin is having a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. Many are using the dump - which from a timing perspective aligns with a broader market selloff among Coronavirus fears - as a way to diminish the “bitcoin as a safe haven” narrative.  In this episode, @nlw revisits that narrative and argues that it is uncomfortably bunched up with the uncorrelated asset narrative, or, as Chamath Palihapitiya calls it “schmuck insurance.” This episode also covers: Central bank digital currency (CBDC) news: Canada says it doesn’t see the need right now but that could change if private cryptos get more traction, while China’s work on a digital yuan is paused due to Coronavirus shutdowns.  The six year anniversary of Mt. Gox’s lost 750,000 BTC coming to light.
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of The Breakdown Network.