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#1147 Matthew Ferranti | Harvard Says Bitcoin Is Sanctions Hedge

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Is There a Risk of Sanctions in US Treasuries?

If sanctions risk exists or is increasing, that would diminish the appeal of US Treasuries. They can't touch that money, sort of like it's almost as if it's been destroyed. So really what it does is it kind of takes Treasuries, which are traditionally thought of as safe haven risk-free asset, and it turns them into a risky asset.

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