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Dalio Says Governments Will Kill Bitcoin. Is He Right?
In an otherwise extremely bullish week, famed investor Ray Dalio reiterated his skepticism of bitcoin and digital assets.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:31 a.m. Published Nov 14, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
In an otherwise extremely bullish week, famed investor Ray Dalio reiterated his skepticism of bitcoin and digital assets.
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Ray Dalio FUD:
On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW looks at bitcoin’s surge past $16,000. Additionally, he explores some recent FUD from Ray Dalio, which NLW argues seems strangely locked in years-old narratives.
This week on The Breakdown:
- Monday | The Biggest Macro Event Since March
- Tuesday | Legendary Investor Stan Druckenmiller Turns Bitcoin Bull
- Wednesday | Discovering Bitcoin Through the #EndSARS Movement, Feat. Yele Bademosi & Akin Sawyerr
- Thursday | Meet the $10B Asset Manager With a 10,000 BTC Treasury, feat. NYDIG’s Robby Gutmann
- Friday | PayPal Rolls Out Crypto for All US Customers
See also: First Mover: Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss
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