TCB Re-Hash with Matt Marfil

About this episode

The episode revisits a discussion with Matt Marfil about Bitcoin's price volatility and its perception as inflation-proof money.

TCB Re-Hash with Matt Marfil: Volatility, Self-Custody, ETFs, and Fiat Debasement Today we revisit Matt Marfil, three and a half years after our November 2022 talk near Bitcoin’s ~$15,700 low, discussing its rise to 126k and pullback to 60k. Matt still views Bitcoin as inflation-proof, non-government-manipulable money but finds price uncertainty difficult; the host argues price is “advertising,” while ETFs brought institutional involvement that can increase short-term volatility and make Bi...

People in this episode

Host: host

Guest: Matt Marfil

Topics covered

• volatility
• self-custody
• ETFs
• fiat debasement
• Bitcoin price

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• volatility
• self-custody
• ETFs
• fiat debasement
• inflation-proof
• institutional involvement

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Books & works: Bitcoin

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