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Why Bitcoin Is Bigger Than an Inflation Hedge, feat. Dan Tapiero

The prominent gold and bitcoin macro commenter discusses a new generation of institutional investors.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:50 a.m. Published Jan 2, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
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The prominent gold and bitcoin macro commenter discusses a new generation of institutional investors.

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Dan Tapiero is an investor and entrepreneur with deep experience in gold and bitcoin. In this conversation with NLW he discusses the new group of institutional investors coming into the space and why, for them, bitcoin represents much more than just a hedge against possible future inflation.

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See also: Why Bitcoin Is the Only Truly Free Market, Feat. Dan Tapiero

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