Bitwise: Bitcoin Is Actually Two Bets in One… And Its Biggest Rally Hasn’t Started Yet

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The episode discusses Bitcoin's potential as both a store of value and a global settlement asset, featuring insights from Bitwise's Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen.

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People in this episode

Guests: Matt Hougan, Ryan Rasmussen

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• investment
• cryptocurrency
• digital gold
• monetary systems

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• investment
• digital gold
• global settlement
• cryptocurrency

Sponsors

Nexo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitwise, Pharos, Milk Road

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