Claudia: A lot of people think just cash a great asset because it's theirs. But that's actually a liability on the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, right? Cash in circulation is classified as a liability for them. We're gonna have a rude awakening when people realize what are actual liability-free assets and what are not., Chris says. The real rate of return being so widely negative on cash and fixed income gives such a strong incentive for people to at least consider Bitcoin.
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!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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