The Importance of Decentralization in Bitcoin

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The idea is that each new incremental user adds value to the network and makes it more valuable for all of the existing users. Chris, you mentioned Facebook's network effect and how monetary network effects are much stronger. For example, when Tesla bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin, that added a heck of a lot more incremental value than say some smaller businesses or even most individuals. And that helps illustrate the difference between a monetary network and most other networks.

In this MI Rewind episode, Clay Finck chats with Chris Kuiper and Jack Neureuter about Fidelity and Bitcoin, decentralization and network effects, and much more!

Chris Kuiper is the Director of Research at Fidelity Digital Assets and Jack Neureuter is the Research Analyst at Fidelity Digital Assets. Together they wrote the Bitcoin First White Paper which outlines why investors need to consider bitcoin separately from other digital assets.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

06:56 - Why Fidelity chose to offer services for Bitcoin only, and none of the other digital assets.

13:47 - Why institutions are interested in buying Bitcoin for their company’s balance sheet.

16:59 - Chris and Jack’s thoughts regarding common criticisms of Bitcoin.

19:45 - Why Bitcoin should be considered separately from all other digital assets from an investment standpoint.

28:08 - Why decentralization and network effects are critical aspects of Bitcoin’s value proposition.

44:24 - Things happening in the Bitcoin space that make Chris and Jack most excited about its future.

And much, much more!

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Related WSB Episode: Listen to BTC064: Bitcoin and Fidelity's Director of Global Macro Jurrien Timmer, or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to MI128: Why Buy Bitcoin w/ Andy Edstrom, or watch the video.

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